If You Invested $10,000 In Walmart Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Walmart WMT engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide.

It is set to report its Q4 2025 earnings on Feb. 20, before the market opens. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.64, up from $0.60 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $178.68 billion, up from $173.39 billion a year earlier.

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If You Bought Walmart Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $28.63 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 349 shares. Currently, shares trade at $102.47, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $35,791 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Walmart also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Walmart's dividend yield is currently 0.81%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $19.91 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $6,954 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $35,791 and $6,954, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $42,745. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Walmart stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 327.45%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period is 229.62%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Walmart has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $99.13 based on the ratings of 31 analysts. The price target implies around 3% potential downside from the current stock price.

On Nov. 19, the company announced its Q3 2025 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $0.58, beating the consensus of $0.53, as reported by Benzinga. 

Sales were $169.59 billion, up 5.5% year-over-year, beating the consensus of $167.72 billion. The gross margin rate was up 21 basis points, aided by improvement in Walmart U.S. 

Walmart U.S. same-store sales climbed by 5.3% year-over-year, excluding fuel, aided by strong broad-based growth in merchandise categories and physical and digital channels.

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For 2025, the big box retailer raised its adjusted EPS outlook to $2.42 to $2.47 (from $2.35 to $2.43), vs. the consensus of $2.45. Walmart boosted 2025 net sales (at constant currency) growth guidance to 4.8% to 5.1% from 3.75% to 4.75% earlier.

Check out this article by Benzinga for 35 analysts' insights on Walmart. 

Given the expected downside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Walmart stock attractive. Furthermore, the stock won't probably be a good option for income-focused investors given just a modest dividend yield of 0.81%.

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