Walmart (CHIX:WMTD) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 1.33 (As of Aug. 24, 2026) — 80% Above Median

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CHIX:WMTD Walmart Inc CHIX:WMTD
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What is Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Walmart CHIX:WMTD 87 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.33 as of Aug. 24, 2026, which is 80% above its 10-year median of 0.74. GuruFocus rates CHIX:WMTD with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of €103.41. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 241 Retail - Defensive companies, Walmart ranks worse than 81.74% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-24), Walmart's current share price is €104.20. Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was €78.16. Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.33.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:WMTd' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.74   Max: 1.67
Current: 1.24

During the past years, Walmart's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.67. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 0.74.

CHIX:WMTd's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
81.74% of 241 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs CHIX:WMTd: 1.24

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Walmart's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was €20.612. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €78.16 for the trailing ten years ended in Jul. 2026.

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Walmart  (CHIX:WMTd) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Walmart Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.70 0.76 1.29 1.49

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 PS 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 1.25 1.27 1.49 1.60 1.33

CHIX:WMTD vs COST, TGT, DG: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

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

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

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


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Walmart Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=104.20/78.16
=1.33

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=20.612/333.9180*333.9180
=20.612

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Walmart Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201610 11.538 241.729 15.938
201701 13.338 242.839 18.341
201704 11.997 244.524 16.383
201707 11.801 244.786 16.098
201710 11.663 246.663 15.789
201801 12.511 247.867 16.854
201804 11.234 250.546 14.972
201807 12.400 252.006 16.430
201810 12.315 252.885 16.261
201901 13.917 251.712 18.462
201904 12.739 255.548 16.646
201907 13.512 256.571 17.585
201910 13.481 257.346 17.492
202001 14.898 257.971 19.284
202004 14.491 256.389 18.873
202007 14.026 259.101 18.076
202010 13.397 260.388 17.180
202101 14.649 261.582 18.700
202104 13.624 267.054 17.035
202107 14.145 273.003 17.301
202110 14.436 276.589 17.428
202201 16.198 281.148 19.238
202204 15.804 289.109 18.253
202207 18.247 296.276 20.565
202210 19.071 298.012 21.369
202301 18.746 299.170 20.923
202304 17.123 303.363 18.848
202307 18.021 305.691 19.685
202310 18.777 307.671 20.379
202401 19.646 308.417 21.270
202404 18.620 313.548 19.830
202407 19.320 314.540 20.510
202410 19.263 315.664 20.377
202501 21.591 317.671 22.695
202504 18.307 320.795 19.056
202507 18.966 323.048 19.604
202510 19.247 0.000
202601 20.258 325.252 20.798
202604 19.000 333.020 19.051
202607 20.612 333.918 20.612

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.33 mean?
Walmart (CHIX:WMTD) has a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.33 as of Aug. 24, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Walmart and its competitors. This is 80% above median its historical median of 0.74. Over the past decade, Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.49 to 1.67. According to the industry distribution chart, Walmart ranks #197 out of 241 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 81.7%.
Is Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio too high?
Walmart's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.33 is 80% above median its 10-year median of 0.74. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.49 to a high of 1.67. The Retail - Defensive industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.45. Walmart's value of 1.33 is 195.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Walmart ranks #197 out of 241 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Walmart has a GF Score™ of 87/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Walmart's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio compare to COST and TGT?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Walmart ranks #197 out of 241 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. This places Walmart in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.45. Walmart's value of 1.33 is 195.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Walmart's own Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.49 to 1.67 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.74 vs. the industry median of 0.45, Walmart has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio among Retail - Defensive companies is 0.45, based on 241 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Walmart's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.33 is 195.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Walmart and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Walmart's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.33, which is 80% above median its own 10-year median of 0.74. 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?
Walmart (CHIX:WMTD) has a current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.33. The stock's GF Value™ is €103.41, compared to a current price of €104.20 — trading 0.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.33, which is 80% above median its 10-year median of 0.74 and 195.6% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 0.45. Walmart's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 PS Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Walmart (CHIX:WMTD), the current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.33 as of Aug. 24, 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 (CHIX:WMTD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Walmart stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €104.20 is trading 0.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €103.41.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:WMTD:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 1.33 (80% above median its 10-year median of 0.74)
  • GF Value™: €103.41 vs. price of €104.20 (0.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 195.6% above the Retail - Defensive median (#197 of 241)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:WMTD 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.
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