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 +5.98% over the past year and −1.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 1972, WMT is up +122,143.19% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.08%/yr, and is currently −17.44% below its real total-return high on Feb. 13, 2026.

Data ending Tue Aug. 11, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
WMT × 		+122,143.19%
+14.08%/yr 		+14.78%/yr
R2=0.870
Walmart Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1972-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 Start
Value 		End
Value
WMT × 		$10,000.00
1972-08-25 		$12,224,318.83
2026-08-11

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-11

  YTD YoY
WMT × 		−1.36% +5.98%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
WMT × 		−17.44%
on 2026-08-11
from 2026-02-13 peak 		−81.31%
on 1974-12-11
from 1972-11-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-11 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
WMT × 		+5.98% +59.32%
+26.22%/yr 		+98.15%
+25.60%/yr 		+96.72%
+14.49%/yr 		+289.68%
+14.57%/yr

Annual Returns

Year WMT
2026 (YTD) −1.36%
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 +89.57%
1990 +27.70%
1989 +37.43%
1988 +16.20%
1987 +7.52%
1986 +44.83%
1985 +63.08%
1984 −6.12%
1983 +51.30%
1982 +127.29%
1981 +30.08%
1980 +63.60%
1979 +30.23%
1978 +4.31%
1977 +23.28%
1976 +13.82%
1975 +155.79%
1974 −35.60%
1973 −64.27%
1972 +3.05%