Walmart (MIC:WMT-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 22, 2026)

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What is Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Walmart  (MIC:WMT-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.
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Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Walmart Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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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 PB Ratio 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 9.01 9.24 10.85 11.71 9.83

MIC:WMT-RM vs COST, TGT, DG: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio vs Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=984.108/333.9180*333.9180
=984.108

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Walmart Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201610 530.249 241.729 732.472
201701 508.089 242.839 698.652
201704 462.931 244.524 632.171
201707 506.020 244.786 690.273
201710 495.149 246.663 670.304
201801 495.191 247.867 667.104
201804 531.844 250.546 708.821
201807 502.915 252.006 666.382
201810 539.442 252.885 712.298
201901 545.090 251.712 723.110
201904 511.830 255.548 668.795
201907 522.786 256.571 680.387
201910 536.302 257.346 695.876
202001 561.761 257.971 727.144
202004 586.862 256.389 764.322
202007 649.476 259.101 837.016
202010 755.903 260.388 969.360
202101 728.321 261.582 929.726
202104 695.653 267.054 869.828
202107 701.569 273.003 858.110
202110 718.846 276.589 867.842
202201 753.214 281.148 894.588
202204 769.641 289.109 888.928
202207 524.916 296.276 591.607
202210 526.761 298.012 590.228
202301 700.321 299.170 781.662
202304 662.637 303.363 729.378
202307 874.761 305.691 955.535
202310 948.830 307.671 1,029.773
202401 930.353 308.417 1,007.278
202404 931.824 313.548 992.361
202407 917.918 314.540 974.469
202410 1,026.830 315.664 1,086.209
202501 1,117.192 317.671 1,174.330
202504 860.340 320.795 895.535
202507 918.033 323.048 948.923
202510 963.683 0.000
202601 954.788 325.252 980.227
202604 885.553 333.020 887.941
202607 984.108 333.918 984.108

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.


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.