Walmart Stock Slides on Sales Miss -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/08/20 11:26By WSJ Staff
The retailer said U.S. comparable sales, those from store and digital channels operating for the last 12 months, rose 2.6%, below analysts' estimates of a 3.8% gain.
That is the smallest quarterly increase the retailer has reported in years. Shares fell more than 5% premarket.
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August 20, 2026 07:26 ET (11:26 GMT)
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