Operating Cash Flow
Walmart Operating Cash Flow increased by 55.1% to $14.11B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.3%, from $13.53B to $14.11B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 14.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.86B | $9.57B | $3.87B | $7.89B | -$3.76B | $13.00B | $6.46B | $13.14B | $4.63B | $13.57B | $813.00M | $16.71B | $4.25B | $12.11B | $6.56B | $13.53B | $5.41B | $12.94B | $9.10B | $14.11B |
| QoQ Change | — | +234.7% | -59.6% | +104.0% | -147.6% | +445.9% | -50.3% | +103.5% | -64.7% | +192.9% | -94.0% | >999% | -74.6% | +185.0% | -45.8% | +106.1% | -60.0% | +139.2% | -29.7% | +55.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -231.5% | +35.9% | +67.0% | +66.6% | +223.3% | +4.4% | -87.4% | +27.2% | -8.3% | -10.8% | +707.0% | -19.1% | +27.3% | +6.9% | +38.7% | +4.3% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Walmart 's operating cash flow?
- Walmart (WMT) reported operating cash flow of $14.11B in Q4 2025.
- How has Walmart 's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Walmart 's operating cash flow increased by 4.3% year-over-year, from $13.53B to $14.11B.
- What is the long-term trend for Walmart 's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Walmart 's operating cash flow has grown at a 14.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.18B to $41.57B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.