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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Walmart Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock increased by 463.7% to $4.56B in Q1 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 330.1%, from $1.06B to $4.56B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Jun 6, 2025
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.81B | $2.94B | $2.96B | $1.08B | $2.41B | $111.00M | $8.64B | $686.00M | $1.39B | $977.00M | $0.00 | $1.06B | $5.14B | $808.00M | $4.56B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.6% | +0.8% | -63.6% | +123.2% | -95.4% | >999% | -92.1% | +102.0% | -29.5% | -100.0% | — | +385.5% | -84.3% | +463.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -14.3% | -96.3% | +700.6% | -71.5% | — | +780.2% | -100.0% | +54.4% | +270.9% | -17.3% | +330.1% |
Range$0.00 – $8.64B
CAGR+14.8%
Avg YoY Growth+183.7%
Median YoY Growth+20.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Walmart 's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Walmart (WMT) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $4.56B in Q1 2025.
- How has Walmart 's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Walmart 's payments for repurchase of common stock increased by 330.1% year-over-year, from $1.06B to $4.56B.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.