Walmart and Amazon are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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• Results likely benefited from pulled-forward demand in anticipation of tariffs, particularly in some categories like electronics

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• Q1 estimates have come down for 10 of the 16 Zacks sectors, with the biggest declines at the Energy, Medical, and Consumer Discretionary sectors

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• Walmart has consistently flagged market-share gains across all income categories, particularly in the high-income category

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• Total earnings for 371 S&P 500 members are up +12.8% from the same period last year on +8.8% higher revenues, with 75.5% beating EPS estimates and 72.5% beating revenue estimates

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• The Q4 EPS beats percentage at 46.2% matches the lowest beats percentage for this group of Retail sector companies in the preceding 20-quarter period

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• Management has reiterated its commitment to maintain price advantage over rivals

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• Walmart's e-commerce business in the U.S. is now profitable and will likely become a significant contributor to earnings in 2026 and beyond

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• 2026 Q1 estimates have increased modestly for 5 of the 16 Zacks sectors since the start of January, including Tech, Industrials, Retail, Utilities, and Business Services

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• Roughly two-thirds of U.S. sales were from domestically sourced products, which gave them a degree of insulation from the tariffs issue compared to others

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• Walmart shares have handily outperformed not just the broader market indexes and brick-and-mortar retail peers but also Amazon and many members of the Magnificent 7 group

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• E-commerce accounts for an estimated 15% of total ex-gasoline sales at present, which management sees eventually increasing to more than double that level over time

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• Total earnings for 13 Retail sector S&P 500 companies that have reported Q4 results are up +6.3% from the same period last year on +11.6% higher revenues, with 46.2% beating EPS estimates and 76.9% beating revenue estimates

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