Walmart shares fall about 9% on weak U.S. comps and soft Q3 EPS guide

Walmart stock closed about 9% lower on August 20, its largest one-day drop since May 2022. Investors focused on U.S. comparable sales of 2.6%, below the 3.5% FactSet consensus, and on third-quarter adjusted EPS guidance of $0.62 to $0.64, under the roughly $0.68 analysts had expected. The company's raised full-year range did not offset those two numbers.

• Shares closed about 9% lower on Aug 20, 2026
• Largest one-day decline since May 17, 2022 (11%)
• U.S. comparable sales +2.6% vs 3.5% expected (FactSet)
• Q3 adjusted EPS guide $0.62–$0.64 vs about $0.68 expected

SEC filing 8-K · accession 0000104169-26-000145 · sec.gov ↗