All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

WMT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

WMT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, WMT returned +10.63% over the past year and +3.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 1972, WMT is up +127,716.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.12%/yr, and is currently −13.47% below its real total-return high on Feb. 13, 2026.

Data ending Tue Oct. 27, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-10-27 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
WMT × 		+127,716.83%
+14.12%/yr 		+14.75%/yr
R2=0.870
Walmart Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1972-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-10-27 Start
Value 		End
Value
WMT × 		$10,000.00
1972-08-25 		$12,781,683.44
2026-10-27

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-27

  YTD YoY
WMT × 		+3.38% +10.63%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
WMT × 		−13.47%
on 2026-10-27
from 2026-02-13 peak 		−81.16%
on 1974-12-11
from 1972-11-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-27 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
WMT × 		+10.63% +37.55%
+17.28%/yr 		+108.75%
+27.80%/yr 		+111.24%
+16.13%/yr 		+333.41%
+15.79%/yr

Annual Returns

Year WMT
2026 (YTD) +3.38%
2025 +21.25%
2024 +69.12%
2023 +9.22%
2022 −6.51%
2021 −4.73%
2020 +21.67%
2019 +27.26%
2018 −5.23%
2017 +43.53%
2016 +13.68%
2015 −27.17%
2014 +11.03%
2013 +16.41%
2012 +15.00%
2011 +10.56%
2010 +1.70%
2009 −5.16%
2008 +19.90%
2007 +0.77%
2006 −2.33%
2005 −13.27%
2004 −2.66%
2003 +3.78%
2002 −13.81%
2001 +7.29%
2000 −25.32%
1999 +65.99%
1998 +104.27%
1997 +71.79%
1996 −0.21%
1995 +2.93%
1994 −16.65%
1993 −23.62%
1992 +6.03%
1991 +89.56%
1990 +27.70%
1989 +37.44%
1988 +16.21%
1987 +7.50%
1986 +44.84%
1985 +63.06%
1984 −6.08%
1983 +51.32%
1982 +127.40%
1981 +29.96%
1980 +63.24%
1979 +31.02%
1978 +3.68%
1977 +23.28%
1976 +13.82%
1975 +155.79%
1974 −35.60%
1973 −64.27%
1972 +3.05%