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Walmart set for robust Q1 report as e-commerce growth offsets weaker physical store sales
Key takeaways
- “Overall, we think WMT’s upcoming print should deliver on the key elements that the market is expecting,” the analysts wrote.
- UBS expects Walmart to report a US comparable sales increase of around 4.5%, driven primarily by more than 25% growth in e-commerce, partially offset by softer in-store performance.
- Despite those headwinds, UBS said Walmart’s US segment is still expected to generate operating income growth at the high end of the company’s 6% to 8% long-term target range.
Walmart set for robust Q1 report as e-commerce growth offsets weaker physical store sales Proactive Sat, May 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM GMT+7 3 min read WMT Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, XETRA:WMT) is expected to deliver another robust quarterly performance that reinforces the bull case for the stock, according to UBS, which said there is a high degree of alignment between investor expectations and the company’s likely results.
“Overall, we think WMT’s upcoming print should deliver on the key elements that the market is expecting,” the analysts wrote.
UBS expects Walmart to report a US comparable sales increase of around 4.5%, driven primarily by more than 25% growth in e-commerce, partially offset by softer in-store performance.
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