Walmart (BUE:WMT) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS197.85 (As of Jul. 2026)

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BUE:WMT Walmart Inc BUE:WMT
71 GF Score
Price ARS9,165.00
GF Value ARS9,095.18
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Walmart Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Walmart BUE:WMT +0.16% 71 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS197.85 as of Jul. 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:WMT with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS9,095.18 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Walmart's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was ARS4,185.356. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is ARS197.85 for the trailing ten years ended in Jul. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Walmart's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -100.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Walmart was 58.70% per year. The lowest was 2.00% per year. And the median was 13.20% per year.

As of today (2026-08-22), Walmart's current stock price is ARS9165.00. Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was ARS197.85. Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 46.32.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Walmart was 58.72. The lowest was 16.54. And the median was 23.43.


Walmart  (BUE:WMT) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=9165.00/197.85
=46.32

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Walmart was 58.72. The lowest was 16.54. And the median was 23.43.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Walmart Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Walmart Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.72 131.36 156.87 148.93 190.13

Walmart Quarterly Data
Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 174.75 195.54 190.13 187.94 197.85

BUE:WMT vs COST, TGT, DG: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Walmart Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Walmart's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=4185.356/333.9180*333.9180
=4,185.356

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Walmart Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201610 9.950 241.729 13.745
201701 45.248 242.839 62.219
201704 17.159 244.524 23.432
201707 20.873 244.786 28.473
201710 18.983 246.663 25.698
201801 53.625 247.867 72.242
201804 22.657 250.546 30.196
201807 34.017 252.006 45.074
201810 48.858 252.885 64.514
201901 91.913 251.712 121.931
201904 20.365 255.548 26.610
201907 73.362 256.571 95.478
201910 9.259 257.346 12.014
202001 162.980 257.971 210.962
202004 119.123 256.389 155.144
202007 250.598 259.101 322.960
202010 28.232 260.388 36.204
202101 277.248 261.582 353.916
202104 20.897 267.054 26.129
202107 230.205 273.003 281.571
202110 10.559 276.589 12.748
202201 124.501 281.148 147.869
202204 -293.252 289.109 -338.703
202207 413.203 296.276 465.701
202210 102.644 298.012 115.011
202301 545.311 299.170 608.648
202304 13.342 303.363 14.686
202307 834.022 305.691 911.034
202310 -601.387 307.671 -652.691
202401 3,227.014 308.417 3,493.835
202404 -135.879 313.548 -144.707
202407 2,127.546 314.540 2,258.619
202410 133.942 315.664 141.688
202501 2,513.450 317.671 2,641.998
202504 184.496 320.795 192.043
202507 3,219.987 323.048 3,328.334
202510 1,014.529 0.000
202601 3,298.519 325.252 3,386.405
202604 -1,015.206 333.020 -1,017.944
202607 4,185.356 333.918 4,185.356

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS197.85 mean?
Walmart (BUE:WMT) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS197.85 as of Jul. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Walmart and its competitors.
Is Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Walmart's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS197.85. Overall, Walmart has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to COST and TGT?
Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS197.85 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Defensive industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Walmart and its competitors. Walmart's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS197.85. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Walmart stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Walmart (BUE:WMT) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS9,095.18, compared to a current price of ARS9,165.00 — trading 0.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS197.85. Walmart's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Walmart (BUE:WMT), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS197.85 as of Jul. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Walmart (BUE:WMT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Walmart stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS9,165.00 is trading 0.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS9,095.18. GuruFocus considers Walmart to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:WMT:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS197.85
  • GF Value™: ARS9,095.18 vs. price of ARS9,165.00 (0.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:WMT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Walmart Business Description

Address 1 Customer Drive, Bentonville, AR, USA, 72716
Since its founding in 1962, Walmart has become the world's largest retailer, operating over 10,700 stores globally (including 4,600 namesake locations on its home turf and another 600 Sam's Club outlets) and growing its e-commerce presence, attracting 270 million customers weekly. In aggregate, the firm posted more than $713 billion in fiscal 2026 sales. Its core operations span three reporting segments: Walmart US (68% of fiscal 2026 sales), Walmart International (19%), and Sam's Club (13%).Within the US, nearly 60% of its $486 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue came from its grocery offerings, with another quarter from general merchandise. Internationally, Walmart's operations are concentrated in Mexico, though it also has budding exposure to India.
71GF Score

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