If You Invested $10K In Walmart Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

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Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, grocery stores, and e-commerce websites worldwide.

It is set to report its Q3 2026 earnings on Nov. 18. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.57, down from $0.58 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $176.33 billion, up from $169.59 billion a year earlier.

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If You Bought Walmart Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $21.32 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 469 shares. Currently, shares trade at $96.83, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $45,417 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Walmart also paid dividends during these 10 years.

Walmart's dividend yield is currently 0.96%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $8.13 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $3,813 from dividends alone.

Summing up $45,417 and $3,813, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $49,230. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Walmart stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 392.31%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period was 307.63%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?

Walmart has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $109.93 based on the ratings of 29 analysts. The price target implies more than 13% potential upside from the current stock price.

The company on Aug. 21 announced its Q2 2026 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $0.68, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.74, as reported by Benzinga. Quarterly sales of $177.40 billion, up 4.8% year-over-year, beat the Street view of $176.16 billion.

Walmart raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to the range of $2.52 to $2.62 from the prior $2.50 to $2.60, compared to the $2.62 analyst estimate.

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It raised the annual revenue outlook to $703.15 billion to $709.93 billion, compared to the consensus estimate of $706.21 billion.

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Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Walmart stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's modest dividend yield of 0.96% and consistent hikes. Walmart has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 52 years.

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