With a Business as Large as Walmart, Even This Small Development Ends Up Being a Big Deal

On Nov. 19, retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter of 2025. Its revenue was only up 5.5% year over year, which might not seem like much. But Walmart is one of the largest businesses in the entire world with annualized revenue approaching $700 billion. When the numbers are this big, even a 5.5% jump is a big deal.On the bottom line, Walmart's operating income increased by 8.2%, which was far better than revenue growth. Now the difference between 5.5% and 8.2% might seem inconsequential with only a cursory glance. But again, Walmart's massive scale makes this a big deal.For perspective, Walmart earned operating income of $6.20 billion in last year's fiscal third quarter of 2024. If its operating income had only increased by 5.5% -- inline with revenue growth -- it would have had Q3 operating income of $6.54 billion. But with its actual 8.2% growth, it had Q3 operating income of nearly $6.71 billion, which is a difference of close to $170 million.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool