UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2022.April 30, 2023.
or
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the transition period from             to             .
Commission File Number 001-06991
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WALMART INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware71-0415188
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
702 S.W. 8th Street72716
BentonvilleAR
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (479) 273-4000
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per shareWMTNew York Stock Exchange
2.550% Notes Due 2026WMT26New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer   Accelerated Filer 
Non-Accelerated Filer   Smaller Reporting Company 
Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes     No  
The registrant had 2,714,237,9372,692,835,112 shares of common stock outstanding as of AugustMay 31, 2022.2023.


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Walmart Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended July 31, 2022April 30, 2023



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements
Walmart Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)(Amounts in millions, except per share data)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except per share data)20232022
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Net salesNet sales$151,381 $139,871 $291,669 $277,030 Net sales$151,004 $140,288 
Membership and other incomeMembership and other income1,478 1,177 2,759 2,328 Membership and other income1,297 1,281 
Total revenuesTotal revenues152,859 141,048 294,428 279,358 Total revenues152,301 141,569 
Costs and expenses:Costs and expenses:Costs and expenses:
Cost of salesCost of sales115,838 105,183 222,685 208,455 Cost of sales115,284 106,847 
Operating, selling, general and administrative expensesOperating, selling, general and administrative expenses30,167 28,511 59,571 56,640 Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses30,777 29,404 
Operating incomeOperating income6,854 7,354 12,172 14,263 Operating income6,240 5,318 
Interest:Interest:Interest:
DebtDebt395 437 767 918 Debt568 372 
Finance leaseFinance lease84 78 167 163 Finance lease96 83 
Interest incomeInterest income(31)(37)(67)(67)Interest income(107)(36)
Interest, netInterest, net448 478 867 1,014 Interest, net557 419 
Other (gains) and lossesOther (gains) and losses(238)953 1,760 3,482 Other (gains) and losses2,995 1,998 
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes6,644 5,923 9,545 9,767 Income before income taxes2,688 2,901 
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes1,497 1,559 2,295 2,592 Provision for income taxes792 798 
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income5,147 4,364 7,250 7,175 Consolidated net income1,896 2,103 
Consolidated net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest(88)(47)(169)
Consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interestConsolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(223)(49)
Consolidated net income attributable to WalmartConsolidated net income attributable to Walmart$5,149 $4,276 $7,203 $7,006 Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart$1,673 $2,054 
Net income per common share:Net income per common share:Net income per common share:
Basic net income per common share attributable to WalmartBasic net income per common share attributable to Walmart$1.88 $1.53 $2.62 $2.50 Basic net income per common share attributable to Walmart$0.62 $0.75 
Diluted net income per common share attributable to WalmartDiluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart1.88 1.52 2.61 2.48 Diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart0.62 0.74 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:Weighted-average common shares outstanding:Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
BasicBasic2,736 2,799 2,745 2,807 Basic2,694 2,754 
DilutedDiluted2,745 2,812 2,755 2,820 Diluted2,704 2,765 
Dividends declared per common shareDividends declared per common share$— $— $2.24 $2.20 Dividends declared per common share$2.28 $2.24 
See accompanying notes.
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Walmart Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income$5,147 $4,364 $7,250 $7,175 Consolidated net income$1,896 $2,103 
Consolidated net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest(88)(47)(169)
Consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interestConsolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(223)(49)
Consolidated net income attributable to WalmartConsolidated net income attributable to Walmart5,149 4,276 7,203 7,006 Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart1,673 2,054 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxesOther comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Currency translation and otherCurrency translation and other(1,380)201 (1,148)3,160 Currency translation and other809 232 
Net investment hedgesNet investment hedges— — — (1,202)Net investment hedges— — 
Cash flow hedgesCash flow hedges(293)(155)(251)(135)Cash flow hedges(69)42 
Minimum pension liabilityMinimum pension liability1,971 Minimum pension liability
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes(1,671)48 (1,396)3,794 
Other comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest275 (78)268 (4)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxesOther comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes742 275 
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interestOther comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(209)(7)
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Walmart(1,396)(30)(1,128)3,790 
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to WalmartOther comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Walmart533 268 
Comprehensive income, net of income taxesComprehensive income, net of income taxes3,476 4,412 5,854 10,969 Comprehensive income, net of income taxes2,638 2,378 
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest277 (166)221 (173)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interestComprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(432)(56)
Comprehensive income attributable to WalmartComprehensive income attributable to Walmart$3,753 $4,246 $6,075 $10,796 Comprehensive income attributable to Walmart$2,206 $2,322 
See accompanying notes.
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Walmart Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
July 31,January 31,July 31,April 30,January 31,April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)202220222021(Amounts in millions)202320232022
ASSETSASSETSASSETS
Current assets:Current assets:Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$13,923 $14,760 $22,831 Cash and cash equivalents$10,575 $8,625 $11,817 
Receivables, netReceivables, net7,522 8,280 6,103 Receivables, net7,647 7,933 7,674 
InventoriesInventories59,921 56,511 47,754 Inventories56,932 56,576 61,229 
Prepaid expenses and otherPrepaid expenses and other2,798 1,519 1,555 Prepaid expenses and other3,357 2,521 2,500 
Total current assetsTotal current assets84,164 81,070 78,243 Total current assets78,511 75,655 83,220 
Property and equipment, netProperty and equipment, net96,006 94,515 91,621 Property and equipment, net102,335 100,760 94,741 
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets13,872 13,758 13,868 Operating lease right-of-use assets13,679 13,555 13,971 
Finance lease right-of-use assets, netFinance lease right-of-use assets, net4,514 4,351 4,109 Finance lease right-of-use assets, net5,124 4,919 4,505 
GoodwillGoodwill28,664 29,014 29,159 Goodwill28,306 28,174 29,438 
Other long-term assetsOther long-term assets19,979 22,152 21,552 Other long-term assets17,098 20,134 20,267 
Total assetsTotal assets$247,199 $244,860 $238,552 Total assets$245,053 $243,197 $246,142 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITYLIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITYLIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:Current liabilities:Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowingsShort-term borrowings$10,634 $410 $671 Short-term borrowings$1,711 $372 $11,432 
Accounts payableAccounts payable54,191 55,261 49,601 Accounts payable54,268 53,742 52,926 
Dividends payableDividends payable3,049 — 3,109 Dividends payable4,602 — 4,631 
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities23,843 26,060 23,915 Accrued liabilities27,527 31,126 21,061 
Accrued income taxesAccrued income taxes868 851 267 Accrued income taxes1,325 727 904 
Long-term debt due within one yearLong-term debt due within one year5,316 2,803 1,617 Long-term debt due within one year3,975 4,191 3,580 
Operating lease obligations due within one yearOperating lease obligations due within one year1,464 1,483 1,441 Operating lease obligations due within one year1,490 1,473 1,485 
Finance lease obligations due within one yearFinance lease obligations due within one year534 511 501 Finance lease obligations due within one year607 567 511 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities99,899 87,379 81,122 Total current liabilities95,505 92,198 96,530 
Long-term debtLong-term debt29,801 34,864 39,581 Long-term debt38,120 34,649 32,174 
Long-term operating lease obligationsLong-term operating lease obligations13,140 13,009 13,116 Long-term operating lease obligations12,925 12,828 13,226 
Long-term finance lease obligationsLong-term finance lease obligations4,420 4,243 3,952 Long-term finance lease obligations5,039 4,843 4,409 
Deferred income taxes and otherDeferred income taxes and other14,092 13,474 13,654 Deferred income taxes and other13,999 14,688 13,943 
Commitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interestRedeemable noncontrolling interest260 — — Redeemable noncontrolling interest234 237 260 
Equity:Equity:Equity:
Common stockCommon stock272 276 278 Common stock269 269 275 
Capital in excess of par valueCapital in excess of par value4,672 4,839 3,655 Capital in excess of par value5,248 4,969 4,587 
Retained earningsRetained earnings82,519 86,904 84,572 Retained earnings78,035 83,135 80,532 
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss(9,894)(8,766)(7,976)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(11,147)(11,680)(8,498)
Total Walmart shareholders' equityTotal Walmart shareholders' equity77,569 83,253 80,529 Total Walmart shareholders' equity72,405 76,693 76,896 
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interestNonredeemable noncontrolling interest8,018 8,638 6,598 Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest6,826 7,061 8,704 
Total equityTotal equity85,587 91,891 87,127 Total equity79,231 83,754 85,600 
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equityTotal liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity$247,199 $244,860 $238,552 Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity$245,053 $243,197 $246,142 
See accompanying notes.
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Walmart Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
AccumulatedTotalAccumulatedTotal
Capital inOtherWalmartNonredeemableCapital inOtherWalmartNonredeemable
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Common StockExcess ofRetainedComprehensiveShareholders'NoncontrollingTotal(Amounts in millions)Common StockExcess ofRetainedComprehensiveShareholders'NoncontrollingTotal
SharesAmountPar ValueEarningsLossEquityInterestEquitySharesAmountPar ValueEarningsLossEquityInterestEquity
Balances as of February 1, 20222,761 $276 $4,839 $86,904 $(8,766)$83,253 $8,638 $91,891 
Balances as of February 1, 2023Balances as of February 1, 20232,693 $269 $4,969 $83,135 $(11,680)$76,693 $7,061 $83,754 
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income— — — 2,054 — 2,054 49 2,103 Consolidated net income— — — 1,673 — 1,673 223 1,896 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxesOther comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 268 268 275 Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 533 533 209 742 
Dividends declared ($2.24 per share)— — — (6,173)— (6,173)— (6,173)
Dividends declared ($2.28 per share)Dividends declared ($2.28 per share)— — — (6,139)— (6,139)— (6,139)
Purchase of Company stockPurchase of Company stock(17)(2)(125)(2,249)— (2,376)— (2,376)Purchase of Company stock(5)(1)(38)(632)— (671)— (671)
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interestDividends declared to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (761)(761)
Sale of subsidiary stockSale of subsidiary stock— — 24 — — 24 11 35 Sale of subsidiary stock— — 389 — — 389 94 483 
OtherOther(151)(4)— (154)(1)(155)Other(72)(2)— (73)— (73)
Balances as of April 30, 20222,748 $275 $4,587 $80,532 $(8,498)$76,896 $8,704 $85,600 
Consolidated net income— — — 5,149 — 5,149 (2)5,147 
Other comprehensive (loss), net of income taxes— — — — (1,396)(1,396)(275)(1,671)
Purchase of Company stock(26)(3)(182)(3,201)— (3,386)— (3,386)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (434)(434)
Sale of subsidiary stock— — — — 10 
Other— — 259 39 — 298 23 321 
Balances as of July 31, 20222,722 272 4,672 82,519 (9,894)77,569 8,018 85,587 
Balances as of April 30, 2023Balances as of April 30, 20232,694 $269 $5,248 $78,035 $(11,147)$72,405 $6,826 $79,231 
See accompanying notes.

AccumulatedTotalAccumulatedTotal
Capital inOtherWalmartNonredeemableCapital inOtherWalmartNonredeemable
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Common StockExcess ofRetainedComprehensiveShareholders'NoncontrollingTotal(Amounts in millions)Common StockExcess ofRetainedComprehensiveShareholders'NoncontrollingTotal
SharesAmountPar ValueEarningsLossEquityInterestEquitySharesAmountPar ValueEarningsLossEquityInterestEquity
Balances as of February 1, 20212,821 $282 $3,646 $88,763 $(11,766)$80,925 $6,606 $87,531 
Balances as of February 1, 2022Balances as of February 1, 20222,761 $276 $4,839 $86,904 $(8,766)$83,253 $8,638 $91,891 
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income— — — 2,730 — 2,730 81 2,811 Consolidated net income— — — 2,054 — 2,054 49 2,103 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes— — — — 3,820 3,820 (74)3,746 
Dividends declared ($2.20 per share)— — — (6,200)— (6,200)— (6,200)
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxesOther comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 268 268 275 
Dividends declared ($2.24 per share)Dividends declared ($2.24 per share)— — — (6,173)— (6,173)— (6,173)
Purchase of Company stockPurchase of Company stock(21)(2)(112)(2,718)— (2,832)— (2,832)Purchase of Company stock(17)(2)(125)(2,249)— (2,376)— (2,376)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (408)(408)
Sale of subsidiary stockSale of subsidiary stock— — 18 — — 18 57 75 Sale of subsidiary stock— — 24 — — 24 11 35 
OtherOther— (128)— (126)(5)(131)Other(151)(4)— (154)(1)(155)
Balances as of April 30, 20212,805 $280 $3,424 $82,577 $(7,946)$78,335 $6,257 $84,592 
Consolidated net income— — — 4,276 — 4,276 88 4,364 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes— — — — (30)(30)78 48 
Purchase of Company stock(17)(2)(94)(2,273)— (2,369)— (2,369)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (10)(10)
Sale of subsidiary stock— — — — 171 177 
Other— 319 (8)— 311 14 325 
Balances as of July 31, 20212,791 $278 $3,655 $84,572 $(7,976)$80,529 $6,598 $87,127 
Balances as of April 30, 2022Balances as of April 30, 20222,748 $275 $4,587 $80,532 $(8,498)$76,896 $8,704 $85,600 
See accompanying notes.
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Walmart Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended July 31,Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)20222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income$7,250 $7,175 Consolidated net income$1,896 $2,103 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization5,379 5,302 Depreciation and amortization2,845 2,680 
Net unrealized and realized (gains) and losses1,988 3,019 
Losses on disposal of business operations— 433 
Investment (gains) and losses, netInvestment (gains) and losses, net3,062 1,989 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes111 (385)Deferred income taxes(725)(69)
Other operating activitiesOther operating activities244 606 Other operating activities249 (59)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
Receivables, netReceivables, net874 452 Receivables, net376 837 
InventoriesInventories(3,730)(2,725)Inventories(154)(4,699)
Accounts payableAccounts payable(453)119 Accounts payable971 (1,640)
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities(2,439)(1,412)Accrued liabilities(4,447)(4,949)
Accrued income taxesAccrued income taxes16 (161)Accrued income taxes560 49 
Net cash provided by operating activities9,240 12,423 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) operating activities4,633 (3,758)
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property and equipmentPayments for property and equipment(7,492)(5,019)Payments for property and equipment(4,429)(3,539)
Proceeds from the disposal of property and equipmentProceeds from the disposal of property and equipment72 176 Proceeds from the disposal of property and equipment47 35 
Proceeds from disposal of certain operations, net of divested cash— 7,935 
Proceeds from disposal of certain operationsProceeds from disposal of certain operations48 — 
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquiredPayments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(616)(248)Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired— (598)
Other investing activitiesOther investing activities(548)(442)Other investing activities(526)(456)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(8,584)2,402 
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(4,860)(4,558)
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in short-term borrowingsNet change in short-term borrowings10,230 441 Net change in short-term borrowings1,343 10,995 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debtProceeds from issuance of long-term debt4,967 — 
Repayments of long-term debtRepayments of long-term debt(1,439)(3,010)Repayments of long-term debt(1,784)(926)
Dividends paidDividends paid(3,081)(3,091)Dividends paid(1,538)(1,543)
Purchase of Company stockPurchase of Company stock(5,747)(5,200)Purchase of Company stock(686)(2,408)
Sale of subsidiary stockSale of subsidiary stock45 252 Sale of subsidiary stock483 35 
Other financing activitiesOther financing activities(1,408)(951)Other financing activities(845)(838)
Net cash used in financing activities(1,400)(11,559)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities1,940 5,315 
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashEffect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(100)(21)Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash154 49 
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(844)3,245 
Change in cash and cash equivalents reclassified from assets held for sale— 1,848 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,867 (2,952)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of yearCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year14,834 17,788 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year8,841 14,834 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$13,990 $22,881 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$10,708 $11,882 
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Walmart Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Walmart Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Walmart" or the "Company") and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been included. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the accompanying notes, are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and do not contain certain information included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 20222023 ("fiscal 2022"2023"). Therefore, the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with that Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are based on a fiscal year ending January 31 for the United States ("U.S.") and Canadian operations. The Company consolidates all other operations generally using a one-month lag based on a calendar year. There were no significant intervening events during the month of July 2022April 2023 related to the consolidated operations using a lag that materially affected the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company's business is seasonal to a certain extent due to calendar events and national and religious holidays, as well as weather patterns. Historically, the Company's highest sales volume has occurred in the fiscal quarter ending January 31.
Use of Estimates
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. Those principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Management's estimates and assumptions also affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.
Redeemable Noncontrolling InterestSupplier Financing Program Obligations
Noncontrolling interestsIn September 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which are redeemable outsideenhances the transparency about the use of supplier finance programs for investors and other allocators of capital. The Company adopted this ASU as of February 1, 2023, other than the roll-forward disclosure requirement which the Company will adopt in fiscal 2025.
The Company has supplier financing programs with financial institutions, in which the Company agrees to pay the financial institution the stated amount of confirmed invoices on the invoice due date for participating suppliers. Participation in these programs is optional and solely up to the supplier, who negotiate the terms of the arrangement directly with the financial institution and may allow early payment. Supplier participation in these programs has no bearing on the Company's control at fixedamounts due. The payment terms that the Company has with participating suppliers under these programs generally range between 30 and 90 days. The Company does not have an economic interest in a supplier's participation in the program or determinable pricesa direct financial relationship with the financial institution funding the program. The Company is responsible for ensuring that participating financial institutions are paid according to the terms negotiated with the supplier, regardless of whether the supplier elects to receive early payment from the financial institution. The outstanding payment obligations to financial institutions under these programs were $4.7 billion, $5.2 billion and dates$6.0 billion, as of April 30, 2023, January 31, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively. These obligations are presented as temporary equity onprimarily recorded within the accounts payable account within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Redeemable noncontrolling interests are recorded atThe activity related to these programs is reflected within the greateroperating activities section of the redemption fair value or the carrying valueCondensed Consolidated Statements of the noncontrolling interest and adjusted each reporting period for income, loss and any distributions made. As of July 31, 2022, the Company has a redeemable noncontrolling interest related to an acquisition in the Walmart U.S. segment as the minority interest owner holds a put option which may require the Company to purchase their interest beginning in December 2027 and annually thereafter.Cash Flows.
Inventories
The Company values inventories at the lower of cost or market as determined primarily by the retail inventory method of accounting, using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method for the Walmart U.S. segment's inventories. The inventory for the Walmart International segment is generally valued in most markets by the retail inventory method of accounting, using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. The retail inventory method of accounting results in inventory being valued at the lower of cost or market, since permanent markdowns are immediately recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of inventory. The inventory at the Sam's Club segment is valued using the weighted-average cost LIFO method. If necessary, the Company records a LIFO adjustment during interim periods for the projected annual effect of inflation or deflation which is adjusted to actual results based on rates and inventory levels at the end of the year.

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Note 2. Net Income Per Common Share
Basic net income per common share attributable to Walmart is based on the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the relevant period. Diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart is based on the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the relevant period adjusted for the dilutive effect of share-based awards. The Company did not have significant share-based awards outstanding that were anti-dilutive and not included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 and 2021.2022.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used to determine basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart:
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)(Amounts in millions, except per share data)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except per share data)20232022
NumeratorNumeratorNumerator
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income$5,147 $4,364 $7,250 $7,175 Consolidated net income$1,896 $2,103 
Consolidated net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest(88)(47)(169)
Consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interestConsolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(223)(49)
Consolidated net income attributable to WalmartConsolidated net income attributable to Walmart$5,149 $4,276 $7,203 $7,006 Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart$1,673 $2,054 
DenominatorDenominatorDenominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basicWeighted-average common shares outstanding, basic2,736 2,799 2,745 2,807 Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic2,694 2,754 
Dilutive impact of share-based awardsDilutive impact of share-based awards13 10 13 Dilutive impact of share-based awards10 11 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, dilutedWeighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted2,745 2,812 2,755 2,820 Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted2,704 2,765 
Net income per common share attributable to WalmartNet income per common share attributable to WalmartNet income per common share attributable to Walmart
BasicBasic$1.88 $1.53 $2.62 $2.50 Basic$0.62 $0.75 
DilutedDiluted1.88 1.52 2.61 2.48 Diluted0.62 0.74 
Note 3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following tables provide the changes in the composition of total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
(Amounts in millions and net of immaterial income taxes)Currency 
Translation and Other
Net Investment HedgesCash Flow HedgesMinimum
Pension 
Liability
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2023$(10,816)$94 $(951)$(7)$(11,680)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net600 — (82)520 
Reclassifications to income, net— — 13 — 13 
Balances as of April 30, 2023$(10,216)$94 $(1,020)$(5)$(11,147)
(Amounts in millions and net of immaterial income taxes)Currency 
Translation and Other
Net Investment HedgesCash Flow HedgesMinimum
Pension 
Liability
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2022$(8,100)$94 $(748)$(12)$(8,766)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net225 — 26 — 251 
Reclassifications to income, net— — 16 17 
Balances as of April 30, 2022$(7,875)$94 $(706)$(11)$(8,498)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for derivative instruments are generally recorded in interest, net, in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Amounts for the minimum pension liability as well as the cumulative translation and any related net investment hedge impacts resulting from a disposition of a business, are recorded in other gains and losses in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The following tables provide the changes in the composition of total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
(Amounts in millions and net of immaterial income taxes)Currency 
Translation and Other
Net Investment HedgesCash Flow HedgesMinimum
Pension 
Liability
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2022$(8,100)$94 $(748)$(12)$(8,766)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net225 — 26 — 251 
Reclassifications to income, net— — 16 17 
Balances as of April 30, 2022$(7,875)$94 $(706)$(11)$(8,498)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net(796)— (622)(1,416)
Reclassifications to income, net(309)— 329 — 20 
Balances as of July 31, 2022$(8,980)$94 $(999)$(9)$(9,894)
(Amounts in millions and net of immaterial income taxes)Currency 
Translation and Other
Net Investment HedgesCash Flow HedgesMinimum
Pension 
Liability
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2021$(10,772)$1,296 $(304)$(1,986)$(11,766)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net(225)(7)(26)(1)(259)
Reclassifications related to business dispositions, net(1)
3,258 (1,195)30 1,966 4,059 
Reclassifications to income, net— — 16 20 
Balances as of April 30, 2021$(7,739)$94 $(284)$(17)$(7,946)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net123 — (193)(3)(73)
Reclassifications to income, net— — 38 43 
Balances as of July 31, 2021$(7,616)$94 $(439)$(15)$(7,976)
(1) Upon closing of the sale of the Company's operations in the U.K. and Japan during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, these amounts were released from accumulated other comprehensive loss, the majority of which was considered in the impairment evaluation when the individual disposal groups met the held for sale classification in fiscal 2021.
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Note 4. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt
The Company has various committed lines of credit in the U.S. that are used to support its commercial paper program. In April 2022,2023, the Company renewed and extended its existing 364-day revolving credit facility of $10.0 billion as well as its five-year credit facility of $5.0 billion. In total, the Company had committed lines of credit in the U.S. of $15.0 billion at July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 and January 31, 2022,2023, all undrawn.
The following table provides the changes in the Company's long-term debt for the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022:April 30, 2023:
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Long-term debt due within one yearLong-term debtTotal(Amounts in millions)Long-term debt due within one yearLong-term debtTotal
Balances as of February 1, 2022$2,803 $34,864 $37,667 
Balances as of February 1, 2023Balances as of February 1, 2023$4,191 $34,649 $38,840 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt(1)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt(1)
— 4,967 4,967 
Repayments of long-term debtRepayments of long-term debt(1,439)— (1,439)Repayments of long-term debt(1,784)— (1,784)
Reclassifications of long-term debtReclassifications of long-term debt4,030 (4,030)— Reclassifications of long-term debt1,572 (1,572)— 
OtherOther(78)(1,033)(1,111)Other(4)76 72 
Balances as of July 31, 2022$5,316 $29,801 $35,117 
Balances as of April 30, 2023Balances as of April 30, 2023$3,975 $38,120 $42,095 
(1)Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt are net of deferred loan costs and any related discount or premium.
Debt Issuances
Information on significant long-term debt issued during the three months ended April 30, 2023, for general corporate purposes, is as follows:
(Amounts in millions)
Issue DatePrincipal AmountMaturity Date Fixed Interest RateNet Proceeds
April 18, 2023$750 April 15, 20264.000%$748 
April 18, 2023$750 April 15, 20283.900%$746 
April 18, 2023$500 April 15, 20304.000%$497 
April 18, 2023$1,500 April 15, 20334.100%$1,491 
April 18, 2023$1,500 April 15, 20534.500%$1,485 
Total$4,967 
These issuances are senior, unsecured notes which rank equally with all other senior, unsecured debt obligations of the Company, and are not convertible or exchangeable. These issuances do not contain any financial covenants and do not restrict the Company's ability to pay dividends or repurchase company stock.
Debt Repayments
Information on significant long-term debt repayments during the three months ended April 30, 2023 is as follows:
(Amounts in millions)
Maturity DatePrincipal AmountFixed vs. FloatingInterest RateRepayment
April 11, 2023$1,750 Fixed2.55%$1,750 
Note 5. Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are measured using the fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3: unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring the Company to develop its own assumptions.
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The Company measures the fair value of certain equity investments, including certain equity method investments, on a recurring basis within other long-term assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these investments is as follows:
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Fair Value as of July 31, 2022Fair Value as of January 31, 2022(Amounts in millions)Fair Value as of April 30, 2023Fair Value as of January 31, 2023
Equity investments measured using Level 1 inputsEquity investments measured using Level 1 inputs$4,773 $6,069 Equity investments measured using Level 1 inputs$3,433 $5,099 
Equity investments measured using Level 2 inputsEquity investments measured using Level 2 inputs5,919 5,819 Equity investments measured using Level 2 inputs4,082 5,570 
TotalTotal$10,692 $11,888 Total$7,515 $10,669 
Changes in fair value of equity securities, as well as certain immaterial equity method investments where the Company has elected the fair value option measured on a recurring basis, are recognized within other gains and losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. These fair value changes, along with certain other immaterial investment activity, resulted in net losses of $3.2 billion and $2.0 billion for three months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, primarily due to net changes in the underlying stock prices of those investments. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost and adjusted for any observable price changes or impairments within other gains and losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Derivatives
The Company also has derivatives recorded at fair value. Derivative fair values are the estimated amounts the Company would receive or pay upon termination of the related derivative agreements as of the reporting dates. The fair values have been measured using the income approach and Level 2 inputs, which include the relevant interest rate and foreign currency forward curves. As of July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 and January 31, 2022,2023, the notional amounts and fair values of these derivatives were as follows:
July 31, 2022January 31, 2022 April 30, 2023January 31, 2023
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Notional AmountFair ValueNotional AmountFair Value(Amounts in millions)Notional AmountFair ValueNotional AmountFair Value
Receive fixed-rate, pay variable-rate interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedgesReceive fixed-rate, pay variable-rate interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges$8,021 $(453)(1)$8,021 $(47)(1)Receive fixed-rate, pay variable-rate interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges$6,271 $(669)(1)$8,021 $(689)(1)
Receive fixed-rate, pay fixed-rate cross-currency swaps designated as cash flow hedgesReceive fixed-rate, pay fixed-rate cross-currency swaps designated as cash flow hedges5,682 (1,446)(1)7,855 (1,048)(1)Receive fixed-rate, pay fixed-rate cross-currency swaps designated as cash flow hedges5,920 (1,522)(1)5,900 (1,423)(1)
TotalTotal$13,703 $(1,899)$15,876 $(1,095)Total$12,191 $(2,191)$13,921 $(2,112)
(1)Classified primarily in deferred income taxes and other within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
In addition to assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company's assets and liabilities are also subject to nonrecurring fair value measurements. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges. The Company did not have any material assets or liabilities resulting in nonrecurring fair value measurements as of July 31, 2022.April 30, 2023 in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Other Fair Value Disclosures
The Company records cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term borrowings at cost. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their fair value due to their short-term maturities.
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The Company's long-term debt is also recorded at cost. The fair value is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on the Company's current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The carrying value and fair value of the Company's long-term debt as of July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 and January 31, 2022,2023, are as follows: 
July 31, 2022January 31, 2022 April 30, 2023January 31, 2023
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Carrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value(Amounts in millions)Carrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Long-term debt, including amounts due within one yearLong-term debt, including amounts due within one year$35,117 $36,367 $37,667 $42,381 Long-term debt, including amounts due within one year$42,095 $41,296 $38,840 $38,169 
Note 6. Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved in a number of legal proceedings and certain regulatory matters. The Company has made accruals with respect to these matters, where appropriate, which are reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For some matters,records a liability for those legal proceedings and regulatory matters when it determines it is not probable orthat a loss has been incurred and the amount cannotof the loss can be reasonably estimated and therefore an accrual has not been recorded. However, where a liabilityestimated. The Company also discloses when it is reasonably possible andthat a material loss may be material, such matters have been disclosed. Theincurred. From time to time, the Company may enter into discussions regarding settlement of these matters, and may enter into settlement agreements, if it believes settlement is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
Unless stated otherwise, the matters discussed below, if decided adversely to or settled by the Company, individually or in the aggregate, may result in a liability material to the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Settlement Framework Regarding Multidistrict and State or Local Opioid Related Litigation
During fiscal 2023, the Company accrued a liability for approximately $3.3 billion for the Settlement Framework (described below) and other previously agreed upon state and tribal settlements. Because loss contingencies are inherently unpredictable and unfavorable developments or resolutions can occur, the assessment is highly subjective and requires judgments about future events. Moreover, the Settlement Framework will only take effect once a sufficient number of political subdivisions join, and there is no assurance regarding such participation. The amount of ultimate loss may thus differ materially from this accrual. The Settlement Framework includes no admission of wrongdoing or liability by the Company, and the Company continues to believe it has substantial factual and legal defenses to opioids-related litigation.
In December 2017, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated numerous lawsuits filed against a wide array of defendants by various plaintiffs, including counties, cities, healthcare providers, Native American tribes, individuals, and third-party payers, asserting claims generally concerning the impacts of widespread opioid abuse. The consolidated multidistrict litigation is entitled In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804) (the "MDL") and is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The Company is named as a defendant in some of the cases included in this multidistrict litigation. The liability phase of a single, two-county trial in one of the MDL cases began on October 4, 2021 against a number of parties, including the Company, regarding opioid dispensing claims. On November 23, 2021, the jury found in favor of the plaintiffs as to the liability of all defendants, including the Company. The abatement phase of the single, two-county trial to determine amounts owed by the defendants and any injunctive relief ended on May 17, 2022. On August 17, 2022, the court ordered all three defendants, including the Company, to pay approximately $651 million over fifteen years, on a joint and several liability basis. The court also ordered the defendants to pay approximately $87 million of the total abatement amount into an abatement fund on or before October 1, 2022, reflecting the first two years of abatement. However, the Company plans to appeal both the jury verdict from the liability phase and the court's abatement order.MDL.
Similar cases that name the Company also have also been filed in state courts by state, local, and tribal governments, healthcare providers, and other plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in these state court cases and in the MDL are seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief including abatement. The Company cannot predict the number of such claims that may be filed, but believes it has substantial factual and legal defenses to these claims, and intends to defend the claims vigorously. The Company has also been responding to subpoenas, information requests, and investigations from governmental entities related to nationwide controlled substance dispensing and distribution practices involving opioids.
On November 15, 2022, the Company announced it had agreed to financial amounts and payment terms to resolve substantially all opioids-related lawsuits filed against the Company by states, political subdivisions, and Native American tribes whether as part of the MDL (excluding, however, a single, two-county trial described further below) or pending state court, as well as all potential claims that could be made against the Company by states, political subdivisions, and Native American tribes for up to approximately $3.1 billion (the "Settlement Amount"). The Settlement Amount includes amounts for remediation of alleged harms as well as attorneys' fees and costs and also includes some, but not all, amounts from previously agreed recent settlements by the Company. One settlement framework with corresponding conditions and participation thresholds applies for the states and political subdivisions, and another settlement framework with corresponding conditions and participation thresholds applies for the Native American tribes. Both settlement frameworks are referred to collectively as the "Settlement Framework."
The Settlement Framework, among other applicable conditions, provides that payments to states and political subdivisions are contingent upon the number of states and political subdivisions, including those states and political subdivisions who have not yet sued the Company, that agree to participate in the Settlement Framework or otherwise have their claims foreclosed within a prescribed deadline. On December 20, 2022, the Company announced that it had settlement agreements with all 50 states, including four states that previously settled with the Company, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and three other U.S. territories (the "Settling States"), thus satisfying the initial threshold of required participation by Settling States. The settlement with the Settling States is now contingent upon, among other applicable terms and conditions, a sufficient number of political subdivisions also agreeing to participate in the Settlement Framework, which condition the Company believes will be satisfied. The Settlement Framework will become effective 15 days following a settlement administrator's determination that this condition has been satisfied. If the Settlement Framework becomes effective, then the Company will be required to deposit into an account up to the full portion of the Settlement Amount attributable to the Settling States within 15 days following the effective date of the Settlement Framework.
If all conditions for the Settlement Framework, including, but not limited to, the minimum participation thresholds applicable for the political subdivisions have been satisfied within the prescribed deadlines, then the Company would expect to pay up to the full portion of the Settlement Amount attributable to the Settling States, beginning as early as the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and being completed during fiscal 2024. However, unless and until the settlement administrator has determined as such, the Company cannot predict if, when, or to what extent the Settlement Framework will be finalized with any of the Settling States.
Through May 2023, the Company has paid approximately $0.6 billion in the aggregate for separate settlements with Cherokee Nation, New Mexico, Florida, West Virginia, and Alabama, as well as various Native American tribes (excluding Cherokee Nation) that agreed to participate in the Settlement Framework or otherwise have their claims foreclosed within a prescribed deadline. Of the original approximately $3.3 billion accrued liability for the Settlement Framework and other settlements, approximately $2.8 billion remains and is recorded in accrued liabilities within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2023.
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Other Opioid Related Litigation
The Company will continue to vigorously defend against any opioid-related litigation not covered or otherwise resolved by the Settlement Framework, including, but not limited to, each of the matters described below; any other actions filed by healthcare providers, individuals, and third-party payers; as well as any action filed by a political subdivision or Native American tribe that is not resolved by the Settlement Framework. Accordingly, the Company has not accrued a liability for these opioid-related litigation matters nor can the Company reasonably estimate any loss or range of loss that may arise from these matters. The Company can provide no assurance as to the scope and outcome of any of these matters and no assurance that its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows will not be materially adversely affected.
Two-county Trial and MDL Bellwethers; and Canada. The liability phase of a single, two-county trial in one of the MDL cases resulted in a jury verdict on November 23, 2021, finding in favor of the plaintiffs as to the liability of all defendants, including the Company. The abatement phase of the single, two-county trial resulted in a judgment on August 17, 2022, that ordered all three defendants, including the Company, to pay an aggregate amount of approximately $0.7 billion over fifteen years, on a joint and several liability basis, and granted the plaintiffs injunctive relief. On September 7, 2022, the Company filed an appeal with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The monetary aspect of the judgment is stayed pending appeal, and the injunctive aspect of the judgment went into effect on February 20, 2023.
The MDL has designated five additional single-county cases as bellwethers to proceed through discovery; however, these five counties ultimately may elect to participate in the Settlement Framework and receive a portion of the Settlement Amount rather than go to trial.
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. and certain other subsidiaries of the Company have been named as defendants in two putative class action complaints filed in Canada related to dispensing and distribution practices involving opioids.
DOJ Opioid Civil Litigation. On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ") filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the Company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from its pharmacies and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies. The complaint alleges that this conduct resulted in violations of the Controlled Substances Act (the "CSA").Act. The DOJ is seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief. The Company initially moved to dismiss the DOJ complaint on February 22, 2021. After the parties hadthat motion was fully briefed, the Company'sDOJ filed an amended complaint on October 7, 2022. On November 7, 2022, the Company filed a partial motion to dismiss the District Court stayed proceedings in the case pending the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Ruan v. United Statesamended complaint. That motion remains pending.
Opioid Related Securities Class Actions and Kahn v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2370 (Jun. 27, 2022) ("Ruan") regarding matters under the CSA. Following the decision in Ruan and pursuant to an agreement of the parties, the District Court set a deadline of October 7, 2022 for the DOJ to file an amended complaint or move for leave to amend its complaint.
Derivative Litigation. In addition, the Company is the subject of two securities class actions alleging violations of the federal securities laws regarding the Company's disclosures with respect to opioids, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on January 20, 2021 and March 5, 2021, purportedly on behalf of a class of investors who acquired Walmart stock from March 30, 2016 through December 22, 2020. Those cases have been consolidated. On October 8, 2021, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated securities action;action. After the lead plaintiff responded toparties had fully briefed the motion to dismiss, on January 10, 2022;September 9, 2022, the Court entered an order permitting the plaintiffs to file an amended complaint, which was filed on October 14, 2022, and which revised the applicable putative class of investors to those who acquired Walmart stock from March 31, 2017 through December 22, 2020. On November 16, 2022, the defendants filed their reply brief on February 10, 2022. A hearing ona motion to dismiss the amended complaint. That motion is currently scheduled for September 9, 2022. remains pending.
Derivative actions were also filed by two of the Company's shareholders in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 9, 2021 and April 16, 2021, alleging breach of fiduciary duties against certain of its current and former directors with respect to oversight of the Company's distribution and dispensing of opioids and also alleging violations of the federal securities laws and
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other breaches of duty by current directors and two current officers in connection with the Company's opioids disclosures. Those cases have been stayed pending developments in other Opioids Litigationopioids litigation matters. On September 27, 2021, three shareholders filed a derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging that certain members of the current Board and certain former officers breached their fiduciary duties in failing to adequately oversee the Company's prescription opioids business. The defendants filed the opening brief on their motionmoved to dismiss that caseand/or to stay proceedings on December 21, 2021, and the plaintiffs responded by filing an amended complaint on February 22, 2022. On April 27,20, 2022, the defendants filed their opening brief in supportmoved to dismiss and/or to stay proceedings with respect to the amended complaint. In two orders issued on April 12 and 26, 2023, the Court of theirChancery granted the defendants' motion to dismiss with respect to claims involving the amended complaint. The plaintiffs filed an opposition toCompany's distribution practices and denied the remainder of the motion, on June 1, 2022;including the defendants filed their reply brief on June 24, 2022;Company's request to stay the litigation. On May 5, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors appointed an independent Special Litigation Committee (the "SLC") to investigate the allegations regarding certain current and the motion has been scheduled for a hearing on September 26, 2022.
While the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that it will incur a loss from certain offormer officers and directors named in the various Opioid litigation matters,derivative proceedings regarding oversight with respect to opioids. The Board has authorized the Company cannot reasonably estimate any loss or rangeSLC to retain independent legal counsel and such other advisors as the SLC deems appropriate in carrying out its duties.
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Other Legal Proceedings
Asda Equal Value Claims
Claims. Asda, formerly a subsidiary of the Company, was and still is a defendant in certain equal value claims that began in 2008 and are proceeding before an Employment Tribunal in Manchester in the United Kingdom on behalf of current and former Asda store employees, as well as additional claims in the High Court of the United Kingdom (the "Asda Equal Value Claims"), and further. Further claims may be asserted in the future. Subsequent to the divestiture of Asda in February 2021, the Company will continuecontinues to oversee the conduct of the defense of these claims. While potential liability for these claims remains with Asda, the Company has agreed to provide indemnification with respect to certain of these claims up to a contractually determined amount. The Company cannot predict the number of such claims that may be filed, and cannot reasonably estimate any loss or range of loss that may arise related to these proceedings. Accordingly, the Company can provide no assurance as to the scope and outcome of these matters.
Money Transfer Agent Services Matters
Matters. The Company has responded to grand jury subpoenas issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ")DOJ seeking documents regarding the Company's consumer fraud prevention program and anti-money laundering compliance related to the Company's money transfer services, where Walmart is an agent. The most recent subpoena was issued in August 2020. The Company continues to cooperate with and provide information in response to requests from the DOJ. The Company has also responded to civil investigative demands from the United States Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") in connection with the FTC's investigation related to money transfers and the Company's anti-fraud program in its capacity as an agent. On June 28, 2022, the FTC filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Walmart violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule regarding its money transfer agent services and is requesting non-monetary relief and civil penalties. On August 29, 2022, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On October 5, 2022, the FTC responded to the motion, and on October 28, 2022, the Company filed its reply. On March 27, 2023, the Court issued an opinion dismissing the FTC's claim under the Telemarketing Sales Rule and denying Walmart's motion to dismiss the claim under Section 5 of the FTC Act. On April 12, 2023, Walmart filed a motion to certify the Court's March 27, 2023, order for interlocutory appeal. The FTC's response to Walmart's motion to certify an interlocutory appeal was filed on May 8, 2023; Walmart's reply was filed on May 18, 2023. The FTC's amended complaint andis due on June 30, 2023, subject to any further changes based upon the court has entered an order staying discovery pending briefing and a decisionCourt's ruling on the Company's motion to dismiss.interlocutory appeal. The Company intends to vigorously defend these matters. However, the Company can provide no assurance as to the scope and outcome of these matters and cannot reasonably estimate any loss or range of loss that may arise. Accordingly, the Company can provide no assurance as to whetherthat its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows will not be materially adversely affected.
Note 7. Segments and Disaggregated Revenue
Segments
The Company is engaged in the operation of retail and wholesale stores and clubs, as well as eCommerce websites, located throughout the U.S., Africa, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India and Mexico. The Company's operations are conducted in three reportable segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam's Club. The Company defines its segments as those operations whose results the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") regularly reviews to analyze performance and allocate resources. The Company sells similar individual products and services in each of its segments. It is impractical to segregate and identify revenues for each of these individual products and services.
The Walmart U.S. segment includes the Company's mass merchandising concept in the U.S., as well as eCommerce, which includes omni-channel initiatives and certain other business offerings such as advertising services through Walmart Connect. The Walmart International segment consists of the Company's operations outside of the U.S., as well as eCommerce and omni-channel initiatives. The Sam's Club segment includes the warehouse membership clubs in the U.S., as well as samsclub.com and omni-channel initiatives. Corporate and support consists of corporate overhead and other items not allocated to any of the Company's segments.
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The Company measures the results of its segments using, among other measures, each segment's net sales and operating income, which includes certain corporate overhead allocations. From time to time, the Company revises the measurement of each segment's operating income and other measures, including any corporate overhead allocations, as determined by the information regularly reviewed by its CODM. When the measurement of a segment significantly changes, previous period amounts and balances are reclassified to be comparable to the current period's presentation.
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Net sales by segment are as follows:
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net sales:Net sales:Net sales:
Walmart U.S.Walmart U.S.$105,130 $98,192 $202,034 $191,359 Walmart U.S.$103,901 $96,904 
Walmart InternationalWalmart International24,350 23,035 48,113 50,335 Walmart International26,604 23,763 
Sam's ClubSam's Club21,901 18,644 41,522 35,336 Sam's Club20,499 19,621 
Net salesNet sales$151,381 $139,871 $291,669 $277,030 Net sales$151,004 $140,288 
Operating income by segment, as well as unallocated operating expenses for corporate and support, interest, net, and other gains and losses are as follows:
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Operating income (loss):Operating income (loss):Operating income (loss):
Walmart U.S.Walmart U.S.$5,683 $6,089 $10,145 $11,544 Walmart U.S.$4,984 $4,462 
Walmart InternationalWalmart International1,043 861 1,815 2,055 Walmart International1,164 772 
Sam's ClubSam's Club427 660 887 1,235 Sam's Club458 460 
Corporate and supportCorporate and support(299)(256)(675)(571)Corporate and support(366)(376)
Operating incomeOperating income6,854 7,354 12,172 14,263 Operating income6,240 5,318 
Interest, netInterest, net448 478 867 1,014 Interest, net557 419 
Other (gains) and lossesOther (gains) and losses(238)953 1,760 3,482 Other (gains) and losses2,995 1,998 
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes$6,644 $5,923 $9,545 $9,767 Income before income taxes$2,688 $2,901 
Disaggregated Revenues
In the following tables, segment net sales are disaggregated by either merchandise category or by market. From time to time, the Company revises the assignment of net sales of a particular item to a merchandise category. When the assignment changes, previous period amounts are reclassified to be comparable to the current period's presentation.
In addition, net sales related to eCommerce are provided for each segment, which include omni-channel sales, where a customer initiates an order digitally and the order is fulfilled through a store or club.
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended April 30,
Walmart U.S. net sales by merchandise categoryWalmart U.S. net sales by merchandise category2022202120222021Walmart U.S. net sales by merchandise category20232022
GroceryGrocery$61,469 $54,649 $118,233 $106,040 Grocery$63,407 $56,764 
General merchandiseGeneral merchandise30,073 31,707 57,452 62,314 General merchandise25,765 27,379 
Health and wellnessHealth and wellness11,331 10,480 22,225 20,450 Health and wellness12,848 10,894 
Other categoriesOther categories2,257 1,356 4,124 2,555 Other categories1,881 1,867 
TotalTotal$105,130 $98,192 $202,034 $191,359 Total$103,901 $96,904 
Of Walmart U.S.'s total net sales, approximately $12.5$14.5 billion and $11.2$11.4 billion related to eCommerce for the three months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and approximately $23.9 billion and $22.5 billion related to eCommerce for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended April 30,
Walmart International net sales by marketWalmart International net sales by market2022202120222021Walmart International net sales by market20232022
Mexico and Central AmericaMexico and Central America$9,690 $8,658 $18,778 $16,988 Mexico and Central America$10,958 $9,088 
CanadaCanada5,767 5,492 10,917 10,340 Canada5,140 5,150 
ChinaChina3,397 3,001 7,524 6,774 China4,924 4,127 
United Kingdom— — — 3,811 
OtherOther5,496 5,884 10,894 12,422 Other5,582 5,398 
TotalTotal$24,350 $23,035 $48,113 $50,335 Total$26,604 $23,763 
Of Walmart International's total net sales, approximately $4.6$5.4 billion and $4.1$4.3 billion related to eCommerce for the three months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and approximately $8.9 billion and $8.4 billion related to eCommerce for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended April 30,
Sam's Club net sales by merchandise categorySam's Club net sales by merchandise category2022202120222021Sam's Club net sales by merchandise category20232022
Grocery and consumablesGrocery and consumables$13,392 $12,014 $25,693 $22,683 Grocery and consumables$13,498 $12,301 
Fuel, tobacco and other categoriesFuel, tobacco and other categories4,476 2,816 8,099 5,115 Fuel, tobacco and other categories3,188 3,558 
Home and apparelHome and apparel2,406 2,194 4,456 4,276 Home and apparel2,079 2,115 
Health and wellnessHealth and wellness1,006 956 2,016 1,897 Health and wellness1,156 1,010 
Technology, office and entertainmentTechnology, office and entertainment621 664 1,258 1,365 Technology, office and entertainment578 637 
TotalTotal$21,901 $18,644 $41,522 $35,336 Total$20,499 $19,621 
Of Sam's Club's total net sales, approximately $2.1$2.2 billion and $1.6$1.9 billion related to eCommerce for the three months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and approximately $3.9 billion and $3.2 billion related to eCommerce for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
This discussion, which presents Walmart Inc.'s ("Walmart," the "Company," "our," or "we") results for periods occurring in the fiscal year ending January 31, 20232024 ("fiscal 2023"2024") and the fiscal year ended January 31, 20222023 ("fiscal 2022"2023"), should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, and the accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended January 31, 2022,2023, the accompanying notes and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022.2023.
We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. We also discuss certain performance metrics that management uses to assess the Company's performance. Additionally, the discussion provides information about the financial results of each of the three segments of our business to provide a better understanding of how each of those segments and its results of operations affect the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as a whole.
Throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we discuss segment operating income, comparable store and club sales and other measures. Management measures the results of the Company's segments using each segment's operating income, including certain corporate overhead allocations, as well as other measures. From time to time, we revise the measurement of each segment's operating income and other measures as determined by the information regularly reviewed by our chief operating decision maker.
Comparable store and club sales, or comparable sales, is a metric that indicates the performance of our existing stores and clubs by measuring the change in sales for such stores and clubs including eCommerce sales, for a particular period from the corresponding prior year period. Walmart's definition of comparable sales includes sales from stores and clubs open for the previous 12 months, including remodels, relocations, expansions and conversions, as well as eCommerce sales. We measure the eCommerce sales impact by including all sales initiated digitally, including omni-channel transactions which are fulfilled through our stores and clubs as well as certain other business offerings that are part of our flywheel strategy, such as our Walmart Connect advertising business. Sales at a store that has changed in format are excluded from comparable sales when the conversion of that store is accompanied by a relocation or expansion that results in a change in the store's retail square feet of more than five percent. Sales related to divested businesses are excluded from comparable sales, and sales related to acquisitions are excluded until such acquisitions have been owned for 12 months. Comparable sales are also referred to as "same-store" sales by others within the retail industry. The method of calculating comparable sales varies across the retail industry. As a result, our calculation of comparable sales is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
In discussing our operating results, the term currency exchange rates refers to the currency exchange rates we use to convert the operating results for countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar into U.S. dollars. We calculate the effect of changes in currency exchange rates as the difference between current period activity translated using the current period's currency exchange rates and the comparable prior year period's currency exchange rates. Additionally, no currency exchange rate fluctuations are calculated for non-USD acquisitions until owned for 12 months. Throughout our discussion, we refer to the results of this calculation as the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Volatility in currency exchange rates may impact the results, including net sales and operating income, of the Company and the Walmart International segment in the future.
Each of our segments contributes to the Company's operating results differently. Each, however, has generally maintained a relatively consistent contribution rate to the Company's net sales and operating income in recent years other than minor changes to the contribution rate for the Walmart International segment due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
We operate in the highly competitive omni-channel retail industry in all of the markets we serve. We face strong sales competition from other discount, department, drug, dollar, variety and specialty stores, warehouse clubs and supermarkets, as well as eCommerce businesses. Many of these competitors are national, regional or international chains or have a national or international omni-channel or eCommerce presence. We compete with a number of companies for attracting and retaining quality employees ("associates"). We, along with other retail companies, are influenced by a number of factors including, but not limited to: catastrophic events, weather and other risks related to climate change, global health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, competitive pressures, consumer disposable income, consumer debt levels and buying patterns, consumer credit availability, disruptions in supply chain disruptions,and inventory management, cost and availability of goods, currency exchange rate fluctuations, customer preferences, deflation, inflation, fuel and energy prices, general economic conditions, insurance costs, interest rates, labor availability and costs, tax rates, the imposition of tariffs, cybersecurity attacks and unemployment.


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We are committed to helping customers save money and live better through everyday low prices, supported by everyday low costs. However, like other retail companies, we have seenexperienced continued supply chain disruptions contributing to higher than normal inventory levels. In addition,inflation that impacts our merchandise costs for the six months ended July 31, 2022 have been impacted by high inflation, greater than what we have experienced in recent years which has increased costs and decreased profitability.costs. The impact to our net sales and gross profit margin is influenced in part by our pricing and merchandising strategies in response to cost increases. Those pricing strategies include, but are not limited to: absorbing cost increases instead of passing those cost increases on to our customers and members; reducing prices in certain merchandise categories; focusing on opening price points for certain food categories; and when necessary, passing cost increases on to our customers and members. Merchandising strategies include, but are not limited to: working with our suppliers to reduce product costs and share in absorbing cost increases; focusing on private label brands and smaller pack sizes; earlier-than-usual purchasing and in greater volumes;volumes or moderating purchasing in certain categories; and securing ocean carrier and container capacity. These strategies have and may continue to impact gross profit as a percentage of net sales.
Further information on the factors that can affect our operating results and on certain risks to our Company and an investment in our securities can be found herein under "Item 5. Other Information."
We expect continued uncertainty in our business and the global economy due to pressure from inflation, a challenging macro environment, geopolitical conditions, supply chain disruptions, volatility in employment trends and consumer confidence, ongoing uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, among other matters, the effectiveness and extent of administration of vaccinations and medical treatment, any of which may impact our results.confidence. For a detailed discussion on results of operations by reportable segment, refer to "Results of Operations" below.

Company Performance Metrics
We are committed to helping customers save money and live better through everyday low prices, supported by everyday low costs.  At times, we adjust our business strategies to maintain and strengthen our competitive positions in the countries in which we operate.  We define our financial framework as:priorities as follows:
strong, efficient growth;Growth - serve customers through a seamless omni-channel experience;
consistentMargin - improve our operating discipline;income margin through productivity initiatives as well as category and business mix; and
strategicReturns - improve our Return on Investment ("ROI") through margin improvement and disciplined capital allocation.spend.
As we execute on this financial framework, we believe our returns on capital will improve over time.
Strong, Efficient Growth
Our objective of prioritizing strong, efficient growth means we will focus on the most productive growth opportunities,serving customers and members however they want to shop through our omni-channel business model. This includes increasing comparable store and club sales through increasing membership at Sam's Club and through Walmart+, accelerating eCommerce sales growth and expansion of omni-channel initiatives that complement our flywheel strategy while slowing the rate of growth of new stores and clubs. At times, we make strategic investments which are focused on the long-term growth of the Company.strategy.
Comparable sales is a metric that indicates the performance of our existing stores and clubs by measuring the change in sales for such stores and clubs, including eCommerce sales, for a particular period over the corresponding period in the previous year. The retail industry generally reports comparable sales using the retail calendar (also known as the 4-5-4 calendar). To be consistent with the retail industry, we provide comparable sales using the retail calendar in our quarterly earnings releases. However, when we discuss our comparable sales below, we are referring to our calendar comparable sales calculated using our fiscal calendar, which may result in differences when compared to comparable sales using the retail calendar. We focus on comparable sales in the U.S. as we believe it is a meaningful metric within the context of the U.S. retail market where there is a single currency, one inflationary market and generally consistent store and club formats from year to year.
Calendar comparable sales, as well as the impact of fuel, for the three and six months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, were as follows:
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
20222021202220212022202120222021 2023202220232022
With FuelFuel ImpactWith FuelFuel Impact With FuelFuel Impact
Walmart U.S.Walmart U.S.7.0 %5.4 %0.6 %0.4 %5.5 %5.4 %0.5 %0.4 %Walmart U.S.7.5 %4.0 %(0.2)%0.6 %
Sam's ClubSam's Club17.3 %13.9 %8.0 %6.2 %17.4 %12.0 %7.5 %5.0 %Sam's Club4.6 %17.4 %(3.0)%6.9 %
Total U.S.Total U.S.8.7 %6.7 %1.9 %1.3 %7.4 %6.4 %1.7 %1.1 %Total U.S.7.1 %6.0 %(0.6)%1.6 %
Comparable sales in the U.S., including fuel, increased 8.7% and 7.4%7.1% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. The Walmart U.S. segment had comparable sales growth of 7.0% and 5.5%7.5% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, driven by growth in average ticket, including strong food sales and higher inflation impacts in certain merchandise categories, as well as a slight increasegrowth in transactions. The Walmart U.S. segment's eCommerce sales positively contributed approximately 0.6%2.6% for the three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, which was primarily driven by store pickup and delivery. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, eCommerce sales growth had a negligible impact on the Walmart U.S. segment total comparable sales growth.
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Comparable sales at the Sam's Club segment increased 17.3% and 17.4%4.6% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.April 30, 2023. Growth in comparable sales benefited from growth in transactionsaverage ticket and average tickettransactions and included higher inflation impacts in certain merchandise categories. The Sam's Club segment's eCommerce sales positively contributed approximately 0.8% and 0.7%1.5% to comparable sales for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.April 30, 2023, which was primarily driven by Curbside Pickup and Ship to Home.
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We operateMargin
Our objective of prioritizing margin focuses on growth with discipline by managing expensesa focus on incremental margin accretion through a combination of productivity improvements as well as category and optimizing the efficiency of how we work and creating an environment in which we have sustainable lowest cost to serve.business mix. We invest in technology and process improvements to increase productivity, manage inventory, and reduce costs. We measurecosts, and we operate with discipline by managing expenses and optimizing the efficiency of how we work. Additionally, we focus on our mix of businesses, including the expansion of connected value streams with higher margins, such as advertising. Our objective is to achieve operating discipline through expenseincome leverage, which we define as net sales growing operating income at a faster rate than operating, selling, general and administrativenet sales.
Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net sales$151,004 $140,288 
Percentage change from comparable period7.6 %2.3 %
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales23.7 %23.8 %
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales20.4 %21.0 %
Operating income$6,240 $5,318 
Operating income as a percentage of net sales4.1 %3.8 %
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales ("operating"gross profit rate") expenses.
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,
(Amounts in millions)2022202120222021
Net sales$151,381 $139,871 $291,669 $277,030 
Percentage change from comparable period8.2 %2.2 %5.3 %2.4 %
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses$30,167 $28,511 $59,571 $56,640 
Percentage change from comparable period5.8 %(1.7)%5.2 %0.5 %
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales19.9 %20.4 %20.4 %20.4 %
decreased 18 basis points for the three months ended April 30, 2023, when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. The decrease was primarily due to mix of sales globally, partially offset by the lapping of higher supply chain costs incurred in the previous year.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 45 and 358 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.April 30, 2023. The decrease was driven by higher sales in each of our segments as well as operating discipline.
Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased 34 basis points for the three months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily driven by growth in net sales, partially offset by increased wage costs inApril 30, 2023, due to the Walmart U.S. segment. The slight decrease for the six months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily driven by growth in net sales and lower incremental COVID-19 costs, partially offset by increased wage costs in the Walmart U.S. segment.
Strategic Capital Allocation
Our strategy includes improving our customer-facing initiatives in stores and clubs and creating a seamless omni-channel experience for our customers. As such, we are allocating more capital to supply chain, customer-facing initiatives, technology and store remodels, and less to new store and club openings. The following table provides additional detail:
(Amounts in millions)Six Months Ended July 31,
Allocation of Capital Expenditures20222021
Supply chain, customer-facing initiatives and technology$4,106 $2,454 
Store and club remodels2,377 1,446 
New stores and clubs, including expansions and relocations21 73 
Total U.S.6,504 3,973 
Walmart International988 1,046 
Total Capital Expenditures$7,492 $5,019 

factors described above.
Returns
As we execute our financial framework,strategic priorities, focusing on high return investments that drive operating leverage, we believe our return on capital will improve over time. We measure return on capital with our return on investment and free cash flow metrics. In addition, we provide returns in the form of share repurchases and dividends, which are discussed in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section.
Return on Assets and Return on Investment
We include Return on Assets ("ROA"), the most directly comparable measure based on our financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP"), and Return on Investment ("ROI") as metrics to assess returns on assets. While ROI is considered a non-GAAP financial measure, management believes ROI is a meaningful metric to share with investors because it helps investors assess how effectively Walmart is deploying its assets. Trends in ROI can fluctuate over time as management balances long-term strategic initiatives with possible short-term impacts. ROA was 5.8%4.5% and 4.4%5.5% for the trailing twelve months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The increasedecrease in ROA was primarily due to the increasedecrease in net income.income, which was driven by lower operating income, partially offset by lapping debt extinguishment charges. ROI was 13.8%12.7% and 14.8%13.9% for the trailing twelve months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The decrease in ROI was primarily due to athe decrease in operating income which included opioid legal charges and increase in average total assets driven by higher inventories.reorganization and restructuring charges recorded during the second half of fiscal 2023.
We define ROI as adjusted operating income (operating income plus interest income, depreciation and amortization, and rent expense) for the trailing 12 months divided by average invested capital during that period. We consider average invested capital to be the average of our beginning and ending total assets, plus average accumulated depreciation and amortization, less average accounts payable and average accrued liabilities for that period.
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Our calculation of ROI is considered a non-GAAP financial measure because we calculate ROI using financial measures that exclude and include amounts that are included and excluded in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. For example, we exclude the impact of depreciation and amortization from our reported operating income in calculating the numerator of our calculation of ROI. As mentioned above, we consider ROA to be the financial measure computed in accordance with GAAP most directly comparable to our calculation of ROI. ROI differs from ROA (which is consolidated net income for the period divided by average total assets for the period) because ROI: adjusts operating income to exclude certain expense items and adds interest income; and adjusts total assets for the impact of accumulated depreciation and amortization, accounts payable and accrued liabilities to arrive at total invested capital. Because of the adjustments mentioned above, we believe ROI more accurately measures how we are deploying our key assets and is more meaningful to investors than ROA. Although ROI is a standard financial measure, numerous methods exist for calculating a company's ROI. As a result, the method used by management to calculate our ROI may differ from the methods used by other companies to calculate their ROI.
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The calculation of ROA and ROI, along with a reconciliation of ROI to the calculation of ROA, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is as follows:
For the Trailing Twelve Months Ending July 31, For the Trailing Twelve Months Ending April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)20222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
CALCULATION OF RETURN ON ASSETSCALCULATION OF RETURN ON ASSETSCALCULATION OF RETURN ON ASSETS
NumeratorNumeratorNumerator
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income$14,015 $10,368 Consolidated net income$11,085 $13,232 
DenominatorDenominatorDenominator
Average total assets(1)
Average total assets(1)
$242,876 $237,967 
Average total assets(1)
$245,598 $241,362 
Return on assets (ROA)Return on assets (ROA)5.8 %4.4 %Return on assets (ROA)4.5 %5.5 %
CALCULATION OF RETURN ON INVESTMENTCALCULATION OF RETURN ON INVESTMENTCALCULATION OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT
NumeratorNumeratorNumerator
Operating incomeOperating income$23,851 $25,528 Operating income$21,350 $24,351 
+ Interest income+ Interest income155 122 + Interest income323 163 
+ Depreciation and amortization+ Depreciation and amortization10,733 10,892 + Depreciation and amortization11,110 10,679 
+ Rent+ Rent2,302 2,451 + Rent2,301 2,270 
= ROI operating income= ROI operating income$37,041 $38,993 = ROI operating income$35,084 $37,463 
DenominatorDenominatorDenominator
Average total assets(1)
Average total assets(1)
$242,876 $237,967 
Average total assets(1)
$245,598 $241,362 
'+ Average accumulated depreciation and amortization(1)
'+ Average accumulated depreciation and amortization(1)
102,155 97,685 
'+ Average accumulated depreciation and amortization(1)
108,730 100,315 
'- Average accounts payable(1)
'- Average accounts payable(1)
51,896 47,964 
'- Average accounts payable(1)
53,597 50,539 
- Average accrued liabilities(1)
- Average accrued liabilities(1)
23,878 23,842 
- Average accrued liabilities(1)
24,294 21,216 
= Average invested capital= Average invested capital$269,257 $263,846 = Average invested capital$276,437 $269,922 
Return on investment (ROI)Return on investment (ROI)13.8 %14.8 %Return on investment (ROI)12.7 %13.9 %
 (1) The average is based on the addition of the account balance at the end of the current period to the account balance at the end of the prior period and dividing by 2.
As of July 31, As of April 30,
202220212020 202320222021
Certain Balance Sheet DataCertain Balance Sheet DataCertain Balance Sheet Data
Total assetsTotal assets$247,199 $238,552 $237,382 Total assets$245,053 $246,142 $236,581 
Accumulated depreciation and amortizationAccumulated depreciation and amortization105,963 98,346 97,023 Accumulated depreciation and amortization113,164 104,295 96,334 
Accounts payableAccounts payable54,191 49,601 46,326 Accounts payable54,268 52,926 48,151 
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities23,843 23,915 23,768 Accrued liabilities27,527 21,061 21,371 
 


Strategic Capital Allocation

Our strategy includes allocating the majority of our capital to higher-return areas focused on automation such as eCommerce, supply chain and store and club investments. The following table provides additional detail:
(Amounts in millions)Three Months Ended April 30,
Allocation of Capital Expenditures20232022
Supply chain, customer-facing initiatives and technology$2,715 $2,063 
Store and club remodels1,236 981 
New stores and clubs, including expansions and relocations11 
Total U.S.3,955 3,055 
Walmart International474 484 
Total Capital Expenditures$4,429 $3,539 

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Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes, however, that free cash flow, which measures our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations, is an important financial measure for use in evaluating the Company's financial performance. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, consolidated net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for discussions of GAAP metrics including net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities and net cash used in financing activities.
We define free cash flow as net cash provided by or used in operating activities in a period minus payments for property and equipment made in that period. Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.2$4.6 billion for the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, which represents a declinean increase of $3.2$8.4 billion when compared to the same period in the prior year. The declineincrease is primarily due to a decrease in operating income, highermoderated levels of inventory costspurchases and purchases to support strong sales and the timing of certain payments. Free cash flow for the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 was $1.7$0.2 billion, which represents a declinean increase of $5.7$7.5 billion when compared to the same period in the prior year. The declineincrease in free cash flow is due to the reductionincrease in operating cash flows described above, as well aspartially offset by an increase of $2.5$0.9 billion in capital expenditures to support our investment strategy.
Walmart's definition of free cash flow is limited in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations or payments made for business acquisitions. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a measure that provides supplemental information to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Although other companies report their free cash flow, numerous methods may exist for calculating a company's free cash flow. As a result, the method used by management to calculate our free cash flow may differ from the methods used by other companies to calculate their free cash flow.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net cash provided by operating activities, which we believe to be the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to free cash flow, as well as information regarding net cash used in investing activities and net cash used in financing activities.flow.
Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)20222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net cash provided by operating activities$9,240 $12,423 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) operating activities$4,633 $(3,758)
Payments for property and equipmentPayments for property and equipment(7,492)(5,019)Payments for property and equipment(4,429)(3,539)
Free cash flowFree cash flow$1,748 $7,404 Free cash flow$204 $(7,297)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(1)
$(8,584)$2,402 
Net cash used in financing activities(1,400)(11,559)
(1) "Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities" includes payments for property and equipment, which is also included in our computation of free cash flow.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)20232022
Total revenuesTotal revenues$152,859 $141,048 $294,428 $279,358 Total revenues$152,301 $141,569 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period8.4%2.4%5.4 %2.6%Percentage change from comparable period7.6 %2.4 %
Net salesNet sales$151,381 $139,871 $291,669 $277,030 Net sales$151,004 $140,288 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period8.2%2.2%5.3 %2.4%Percentage change from comparable period7.6 %2.3 %
Total U.S. calendar comparable sales increaseTotal U.S. calendar comparable sales increase8.7%6.7%7.4 %6.4%Total U.S. calendar comparable sales increase7.1 %6.0 %
Gross profit margin as a percentage of net salesGross profit margin as a percentage of net sales23.5%24.8%23.7 %24.8%Gross profit margin as a percentage of net sales23.7 %23.8 %
Operating incomeOperating income$6,854 $7,354 $12,172 $14,263 Operating income$6,240 $5,318 
Operating income as a percentage of net salesOperating income as a percentage of net sales4.5%5.3%4.2 %5.1%Operating income as a percentage of net sales4.1 %3.8 %
Other (gains) and lossesOther (gains) and losses$(238)$953 $1,760 $3,482 Other (gains) and losses$2,995 $1,998 
Consolidated net incomeConsolidated net income$5,147 $4,364 $7,250 $7,175 Consolidated net income$1,896 $2,103 
Unit counts at period endUnit counts at period end10,585 10,524 10,585 10,524 Unit counts at period end10,545 10,585 
Retail square feet at period endRetail square feet at period end1,057 1,063 1,057 1,063 Retail square feet at period end1,051 1,059 
Our total revenues, which are mostly comprised of net sales but also include membership and other income, increased $11.8$10.7 billion or 8.4% and $15.1 billion or 5.4%7.6% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The increases in revenues were primarily due to strong positive comparable sales for the Walmart U.S. and Sam's Club segments which were impacteddriven by growth in average ticket, including strong food sales and higher inflation impacts in certain merchandise categories, as well as growth in transactions, along with positive comparable sales in most of our international markets. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, these increases were partially offset by a net sales decrease of $5.0 billion related to the divestiture of our operations in the U.K. and Japan, which closed in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Net sales were negatively impacted by $1.0 billion and $1.3$0.2 billion of fluctuations in currency exchange rates for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.April 30, 2023.
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales ("gross profit rate")rate decreased 132 and 11018 basis points respectively for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The decrease for the three months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily due to markdowns and mix of sales in the U.S., as well as an inflation related LIFO charge in the Sam's Club segment. The decrease for the six months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily due to mix of sales and markdowns inglobally, partially offset by the U.S. andlapping of higher supply chain costs.costs incurred in the previous year.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 45 and 358 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The decrease for the three months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily driven by growthhigher sales in net sales, partially offset by increased wage costs in the Walmart U.S. segment. The slight decrease for the six months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily driven by growth in net sales and lower incremental COVID-19 costs, partially offset by increased wage costs in the Walmart U.S. segment.each of our segments as well as operating discipline.
Other gains and losses consist of certain non-operating items, such as the change in the fair value of our investments and gains or losses on business dispositions, which by their nature can fluctuate from period to period. The net increase of $1.2$1.0 billion in other gainslosses for the three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, was primarily due to: ato an increase in net gain of $0.6 billionlosses from changes in the fair value of our equity and other investments; a gain of $0.4 billion recognized on the sale of our remaining equity method investmentinvestments driven by decreases in Brazil; and a $0.2 billion dividend from one of our investments. The net decrease of $1.7 billion in other lossestheir underlying stock prices.
Our effective income tax rate was 29.5% for the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022, whenApril 30, 2023, compared to 27.5% for the same period in the previous fiscal year, wasyear. The increase in effective tax rate is primarily due to: a net gain of $0.6 billion fromto the tax impact on changes in fair value of our equity and other investments; lapping $0.4 billion in incremental losses associated with the divestiture of our operations in the U.K. and Japan upon closing of the transactions during the first quarter of fiscal 2022; a gain of $0.4 billion recognized on the sale of our remaining equity method investment in Brazil during the second quarter of fiscal 2023; and a $0.2 billion dividend from one of our investments in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
Our effective income tax rate was 22.5% and 24.0% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively, compared to 26.3% and 26.5% for the same periods in the previous fiscal year. The decrease in effective tax rate includes the gain recognized on the sale of our remaining equity method investment in Brazil which provided minimal realizable tax expense and a discrete tax item recognized during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.investments. Our effective income tax rate may fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of factors including changes in our assessment of certain tax contingencies, valuation allowances, changes in tax law, outcomes of administrative audits, the impact of discrete items and the mix and size of earnings among our U.S. operations and international operations, which are subject to statutory rates that may be different than the U.S. statutory rate.
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As a result of the factors discussed above, as well as a benefit in membership and other income related to an insurance settlement for Walmart Chile, consolidated net income increased $0.8 billion and $0.1decreased $0.2 billion for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. Additionally, net income attributable to noncontrolling interest increased $0.2 billion, which included stronger results from our Walmex operations. Accordingly, diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart was $1.88 and $2.61$0.62 for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, which represents respective increasesa decline of $0.36 and $0.13$0.12 when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year.
Walmart U.S. Segment
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)20232022
Net salesNet sales$105,130 $98,192 $202,034 $191,359 Net sales$103,901 $96,904 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period7.1 %5.3 %5.6 %5.1 %Percentage change from comparable period7.2 %4.0 %
Calendar comparable sales increaseCalendar comparable sales increase7.0 %5.4 %5.5 %5.4 %Calendar comparable sales increase7.5 %4.0 %
Operating incomeOperating income$5,683 $6,089 $10,145 $11,544 Operating income$4,984 $4,462 
Operating income as a percentage of net salesOperating income as a percentage of net sales5.4 %6.2 %5.0 %6.0 %Operating income as a percentage of net sales4.8 %4.6 %
Unit counts at period endUnit counts at period end4,735 4,740 4,735 4,740 Unit counts at period end4,684 4,735 
Retail square feet at period endRetail square feet at period end702 703 702 703 Retail square feet at period end699 702 
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Net sales for the Walmart U.S. segment increased $6.9$7.0 billion or 7.1% and $10.7 billion or 5.6%7.2% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The increases wereincrease was due to comparable sales of 7.0% and 5.5%7.5% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, driven by growth in average ticket, including strong food sales and higher inflation impacts in certain merchandise categories, as well as a slight increasegrowth in transactions. The Walmart U.S. segment's eCommerce sales positively contributed approximately 0.6% for the2.6% three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, which was primarily driven by store pickup and delivery. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, eCommerce sales growth had a negligible impact on the Walmart U.S. segment total comparable sales growth.
Gross profit rate decreased 10641 basis points for the three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, primarily driven by product mix shifts into lower margin categories, and net markdowns, partially offset by price management impacts driven bythe lapping of higher inflation. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, gross profit rate decreased 74 basis points primarily due to product mix shifts into lower margin categories and increased supply chain costs partially offset by price management impacts driven by higher inflation.incurred in the previous year.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 2165 basis points for three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, primarily driven by strong sales growth and lower incrementalthe lapping of increased COVID-19 related wage costs in the previous year, partially offset by increased wage costs. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales increased 35 basis points for the six months ended July 31, 2022, when compared to the same periodinvestments in the previous fiscal year, primarily driven by increased wage costs, partially offset by strong sales growth and lower incremental COVID-19 costs.wages.
As a result of the factors discussed above, operating income decreased $0.4 billion and $1.4increased $0.5 billion for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year.
Walmart International Segment
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)20232022
Net salesNet sales$24,350 $23,035 $48,113 $50,335 Net sales$26,604 $23,763 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period5.7 %(15.2)%(4.4)%(11.6)%Percentage change from comparable period12.0 %(13.0)%
Operating incomeOperating income$1,043 $861 $1,815 $2,055 Operating income$1,164 $772 
Operating income as a percentage of net salesOperating income as a percentage of net sales4.3 %3.7 %3.8 %4.1 %Operating income as a percentage of net sales4.4 %3.2 %
Unit counts at period endUnit counts at period end5,250 5,185 5,250 5,185 Unit counts at period end5,262 5,250 
Retail square feet at period endRetail square feet at period end274 280 274 280 Retail square feet at period end272 277 
Net sales for the Walmart International segment increased $1.3$2.8 billion or 5.7% and decreased $2.2 billion or 4.4%12.0% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. For the three months ended July 31, 2022, theThe increase was primarily due to positive comparable sales in most of our international markets,markets. These increases were partially offset by negative fluctuations in currency exchange rates of $1.0$0.2 billion. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, the reduction in net sales was due to a $5.0 billion decrease related to the divestiture of our operations in the U.K. and Japan during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, as well as negative fluctuations in currency exchange rates of $1.3 billion, partially offset by positive comparable sales in each of our remaining markets.
Gross profit rate decreased 18 basis points and 63increased 12 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year, primarily drivendue to the lapping of higher markdowns from slower sales growth in the previous year, partially offset by shifts into lower margin formatsongoing format and
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channels in China and category channel mix shifts into lower margin categories. Divested markets further impacted the gross profit rate for the six months ended July 31, 2022.shifts.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 7 basis points and increased 6111 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. For the three months ended July 31, 2022, the decrease was primarily driven by strong sales growth, partially offset by planned strategic investments. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, the increase wasyear, primarily due to impacts from the divested markets, partially offset by strong sales growth.and operating efficiencies in most of our markets.
As a result of the factors discussed above, as well as a benefit of $0.2 billion related to an insurance settlement for Walmart Chile recorded in membership and other income, operating income increased $0.2 billion and decreased $0.2$0.4 billion for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year.
Sam's Club Segment
Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)2022202120222021(Amounts in millions, except unit counts)20232022
Including FuelIncluding FuelIncluding Fuel
Net salesNet sales$21,901 $18,644 $41,522 $35,336 Net sales$20,499 $19,621 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period17.5 %13.9 %17.5 %12.0 %Percentage change from comparable period4.5 %17.5 %
Calendar comparable sales increaseCalendar comparable sales increase17.3 %13.9 %17.4 %12.0 %Calendar comparable sales increase4.6 %17.4 %
Operating incomeOperating income$427 $660 $887 $1,235 Operating income$458 $460 
Operating income as a percentage of net salesOperating income as a percentage of net sales1.9 %3.5 %2.1 %3.5 %Operating income as a percentage of net sales2.2 %2.3 %
Unit counts at period endUnit counts at period end600 599 600 599 Unit counts at period end599 600 
Retail square feet at period endRetail square feet at period end80 80 80 80 Retail square feet at period end80 80 
Excluding Fuel (1)
Excluding Fuel (1)
Excluding Fuel (1)
Net salesNet sales$17,999 $16,437 $34,531 $31,374 Net sales$17,763 $16,532 
Percentage change from comparable periodPercentage change from comparable period9.5 %7.7 %10.1 %7.0 %Percentage change from comparable period7.4 %10.7 %
Operating incomeOperating income$222 $575 $557 $1,105 Operating income$354 $335 
Operating income as a percentage of net salesOperating income as a percentage of net sales1.2 %3.5 %1.6 %3.5 %Operating income as a percentage of net sales2.0 %2.0 %
(1)We believe the "Excluding Fuel" information is useful to investors because it permits investors to understand the effect of the Sam's Club segment's fuel sales on its results of operations, which are impacted by the volatility of fuel prices. Volatility in fuel prices may continue to impact the operating results of the Sam's Club segment in the future.
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Net sales for the Sam's Club segment increased $3.3$0.9 billion or 17.5% and $6.2 billion or 17.5%4.5% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The increases wereincrease was primarily due to comparable sales, including fuel, of 17.3% and 17.4%4.6% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.April 30, 2023. Growth in comparable sales benefited from growth in transactionsaverage ticket and average tickettransactions and included higher inflation impacts in certain merchandise categories. Sam's Club eCommerce net sales positively contributed approximately 0.8% and 0.7%1.5% to comparable sales, forwhich was primarily driven by Curbside Pickup and Ship to Home. Net sales were negatively impacted by lower fuel sales, which decreased $0.4 billion when compared to the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively.same period in the previous fiscal year.
Gross profit rate decreased 272 and 245increased 36 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The decreasesincrease in gross profit rate werewas primarily due to inventory write-downs, including an inflation related LIFO charge, and elevatedthe lapping of increased supply chain and eCommerce fulfillment costs.
Membership and other income increased 8.4% and 10.1%4.7% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year. The increase was due to increases in new member sign-ups and Plus penetration.
Operating expenses as a percentage of segment net sales decreased 131 and 124increased 47 basis points for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,April 30, 2023, when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year, primarily driven by higher sales.lower fuel sales and elevated technology spend.
As a result of the factors discussed above, operating income decreased $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively,slightly when compared to the same periodsperiod in the previous fiscal year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
The strength and stability of our operations have historically supplied us with a significant source of liquidity. Our cash flows provided by operating activities, supplemented with our long-term debt and short-term borrowings, have been sufficient to fund our operations while allowing us to invest in activities that support the long-term growth of our operations. Generally, some or all of the remaining available cash flow has been used to fund dividends on our common stock and share repurchases. We believe our sources of liquidity will continue to be sufficient to fund operations, finance our global investment activities, pay dividends and fund our share repurchases for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future.
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Net Cash Provided by or Used in Operating Activities
Six Months Ended July 31,Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)20222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net cash provided by operating activities$9,240 $12,423 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) operating activities$4,633 $(3,758)
Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.2$4.6 billion as compared to $12.4net cash used in operating activities of $3.8 billion for the sixthree months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The declineincrease is primarily due to a decrease in operating income, highermoderated levels of inventory costspurchases and purchases to support strong sales and the timing of certain payments.
Cash Equivalents and Working Capital Deficit
Cash and cash equivalents were $13.9$10.6 billion and $22.8$11.8 billion at July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. Our working capital deficit was $15.7$17.0 billion as of July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, which increased when compared to $2.9the $13.3 billion working capital deficit as of July 31, 2021,April 30, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in short-term borrowings partially offset by an increase in short-term borrowings and a decrease in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by the increase in inventory described above.accrued liabilities. We generally operate with a working capital deficit due to our efficient use of cash in funding operations, consistent access to the capital markets and returns provided to our shareholders in the form of payments of cash dividends and share repurchases.
As of July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 and January 31, 2022,2023, cash and cash equivalents of $3.5$3.1 billion and $4.3$2.9 billion, respectively, may not be freely transferable to the U.S. due to local laws or other restrictions. Of the $3.5 billion at July 31, 2022, approximately $1.1 billion can only be accessed through dividendsrestrictions or intercompany financing arrangementsare subject to the approval of the Flipkart minority shareholders; however, this cash is expected to be utilized by Flipkart.noncontrolling interest shareholders.
Net Cash Used in or Provided by Investing Activities
Six Months Ended July 31, Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)20222021(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities$(8,584)$2,402 
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities$(4,860)$(4,558)
Net cash used in investing activities was $8.6$4.9 billion as compared to net$4.6 billion for the three months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $0.3 billion for the three months ended April 30, 2023 is primarily the result of an increase in payments for property and equipment.
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
 Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions)20232022
Net cash provided by financing activities$1,940 $5,315 
Net cash provided by investing activities of $2.4 billion for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities increased $11.0 billion for the six months ended July 31, 2022 primarily as a result of lapping the net proceeds received from the divestitures of our operations in the U.K. and Japan and an increase in capital expenditures to support our investment strategy.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
 Six Months Ended July 31,
(Amounts in millions)20222021
Net cash used in financing activities$(1,400)$(11,559)
Net cash from financing activities generally consists of transactions related to our short-term and long-term debt, dividends paid and the repurchase of Company stock. Transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders are also classified as cash flows fromprovided by financing activities. Net cash used inprovided by financing activities was $1.4$1.9 billion as compared to $11.6$5.3 billion for the sixthree months ended July 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The decrease in net cash used inprovided by financing activities is primarily due to an increasedecreases in short-term borrowings, to fund working capital needs.partially offset by proceeds received from the issuance of long-term debt in fiscal 2024 and fewer repurchases of Company stock.
In April 2022,2023, the Company renewed and extended its existing 364-day revolving credit facility of $10.0 billion as well as its five-year credit facility of $5.0 billion. In total, we had committed lines of credit in the U.S. of $15.0 billion at July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, all undrawn.
Long-term Debt
The following table provides the changes in our long-term debt for the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022:April 30, 2023:
(Amounts in millions)(Amounts in millions)Long-term debt due within one yearLong-term debtTotal(Amounts in millions)Long-term debt due within one yearLong-term debtTotal
Balances as of February 1, 2022$2,803 $34,864 $37,667 
Balances as of February 1, 2023Balances as of February 1, 2023$4,191 $34,649 $38,840 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debtProceeds from issuance of long-term debt— 4,967 4,967 
Repayments of long-term debtRepayments of long-term debt(1,439)— (1,439)Repayments of long-term debt(1,784)— (1,784)
Reclassifications of long-term debtReclassifications of long-term debt4,030 (4,030)— Reclassifications of long-term debt1,572 (1,572)— 
OtherOther(78)(1,033)(1,111)Other(4)76 72 
Balances as of July 31, 2022$5,316 $29,801 $35,117 
Balances as of April 30, 2023Balances as of April 30, 2023$3,975 $38,120 $42,095 
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During the three months ended April 30, 2023, our total outstanding long-term debt increased $3.3 billion primarily due to the issuance of new long-term debt in April 2023, partially offset by the maturities of certain long-term debt. Refer to TableNote 4 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the issuances and repayments of Contentslong-term debt.
Dividends
Effective February 17, 2022,21, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the fiscal 2024 annual dividend of $2.28 per share, an increase over the fiscal 2023 annual dividend of $2.24 per share, an increase over the fiscal 2022 annual dividend of $2.20 per share. For fiscal 2023,2024, the annual dividend was or will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.56$0.57 per share, according to the following record and payable dates:
Record DatePayable Date
March 18, 202217, 2023April 4, 20223, 2023
May 6, 20225, 2023May 31, 202230, 2023
August 12, 202211, 2023September 6, 20225, 2023
December 9, 20228, 2023January 3, 20232, 2024
The dividend installments payable on April 4, 20223, 2023 and May 31, 202230, 2023 were paid as scheduled.
Company Share Repurchase Program
From time to time, the Company repurchases shares of its common stock under share repurchase programs authorized by the Company's Board of Directors. All repurchases made during the sixthree months ended July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 were made under the current $20 billion share repurchase program approved in February 2021,November 2022, which has no expiration date or other restrictions limiting the period over which the Company can make repurchases. As of July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, authorization for $4.9$18.6 billion of share repurchases remained under the share repurchase program. Any repurchased shares are constructively retired and returned to an unissued status.
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We regularly review share repurchase activity and consider several factors in determining when to execute share repurchases, including, among other things, current cash needs, capacity for leverage, cost of borrowings, our results of operations and the market price of our common stock. We anticipate that a majority of the ongoing share repurchase program will be funded through the Company's free cash flow. The following table provides, on a settlement date basis, share repurchase information for the sixthree months ended JulyApril 30, 2023 and 2022:
Three Months Ended April 30,
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)20232022
Total number of shares repurchased4.8 16.9 
Average price paid per share$143.46 $142.17 
Total amount paid for share repurchases$686 $2,408 
Sale of Subsidiary Stock
During the three months ended April 30, 2023, the Company received $0.5 billion related to new rounds of equity funding for the Company's majority-owned PhonePe subsidiary, which reduced the Company's ownership from approximately 89% as of January 31, 2022 and 2021:
Six Months Ended July 31,
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)20222021
Total number of shares repurchased43.3 37.7 
Average price paid per share$132.74 $137.94 
Total amount paid for share repurchases$5,747 $5,200 
2023 to approximately 85%.
Material Cash Requirements
Material cash requirements from operating activities primarily consist of inventory purchases, employee related costs, taxes, interest and other general operating expenses, which we expect to be primarily satisfied by our cash from operations. Other material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations include opioid and other legal settlements, short-term borrowings, long-term debt and related interest payments, leases, purchases of subsidiary stock and purchase obligations.
Capital Resources
We believe our cash flows from operations, current cash position, short-term borrowings and access to capital markets will continue to be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements and contractual obligations, which includes funding seasonal buildups in merchandise inventories and funding our capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payments and share repurchases.
We have strong commercial paper and long-term debt ratings that have enabled and should continue to enable us to refinance our debt as it becomes due at favorable rates in capital markets. As of July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, the ratings assigned to our commercial paper and rated series of our outstanding long-term debt were as follows:
Rating agencyCommercial paperLong-term debt
Standard & Poor'sA-1+AA
Moody's Investors ServiceP-1Aa2
Fitch RatingsF1+AA
Credit rating agencies review their ratings periodically and, therefore, the credit ratings assigned to us by each agency may be subject to revision at any time. Accordingly, we are not able to predict whether our current credit ratings will remain consistent over time. Factors that could affect our credit ratings include changes in our operating performance, the general economic environment, conditions in the retail industry, our financial position, including our total debt and capitalization, and changes in our business strategy. Any downgrade of our credit ratings by a credit rating agency could increase our future borrowing costs or impair our ability to access capital and credit markets on terms commercially acceptable to us. In addition, any downgrade of our current short-term credit ratings could impair our ability to access the commercial paper markets with the same flexibility that we have experienced historically, potentially requiring us to rely more heavily on more expensive types of debt financing.
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The credit rating agency ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold our commercial paper or debt securities. Each rating may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization and should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Moreover, each credit rating is specific to the security to which it applies.
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Other Matters
In Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is captioned "Contingencies" and appears in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption "Item 1. Financial Statements," we discuss, under the sub-captionsub-captions "OpioidsSettlement Framework Regarding Multidistrict and State or Local Opioid Related Litigation,," and "Other Opioid Related Litigation," the Prescription Opiate Litigation, the Settlement Framework, and other matters, including certain risks arising therefrom. In that Note 6, we also discuss, under the sub-caption "Asda Equal Value Claims" the Company's indemnification obligation for the Asda Equal Value Claims matter as well as under the sub-caption "Money Transfer Agent Services Matters" a United States Federal Trade Commission complaint related to money transfers and the Company's anti-fraud program and a government investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania into the Company's consumer fraud prevention program and anti-money laundering compliance related to the Company's money transfer agent services. We also discuss various legal proceedings related to the Federal and State Prescription Opiate Litigation, the Settlement Framework, DOJ Opioid Civil Litigation and Opioids Related Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigation,Litigation; Asda Equal Value Claims,Claims; and Money Transfer Agent Services litigationLitigation in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption "Item 1. Legal Proceedings," under the sub-caption "I. Supplemental Information." We also discuss items related to the Foreign Direct Investment matter in India in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption "Item 1. Legal Proceedings," under the sub-caption "II. Certain Other Matters." We also discuss an environmental matter with the State of California in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption "Item 1. Legal Proceedings," under the sub-caption "III. Environmental Matters." The foregoing matters and other matters described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q represent contingent liabilities of the Company that may or may not result in the incurrence of a material liability by the Company upon their final resolution.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates and the fair value of certain equity investments. As of July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, there were no material changes to our market risks disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.2023. The information concerning market risk set forth in Part II, Item 7A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022,2023, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2022,17, 2023, under the caption "Quantitative"Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,," is hereby incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be timely disclosed, is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely fashion. In designing and evaluating such controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management is necessarily required to use judgment in evaluating controls and procedures. Also, we have investments in unconsolidated entities. Since we do not control or manage those entities, our controls and procedures with respect to those entities are substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.
In the ordinary course of business, we review our internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our systems and processes to improve such controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, updating existing systems, automating manual processes, standardizing controls globally, migrating certain processes to our shared services organizations and increasing monitoring controls. These changes have not materially affected,In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we began implementing a new financial system, including our general ledger, in stages beginning in our U.S. and are not reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company'sCanadian markets. This financial system is a significant component of our internal control over financial reporting and they allow us toreporting. We will continue to enhanceimplement other components of our new financial system in stages, and each implementation will impact our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting and ensure that they remain effective.reporting.
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms.
There Except for the new financial system implementation noted above, there has been no significant change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recently completed fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
I. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: We discuss certain legal proceedings in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption "Item 1. Financial Statements," in Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is captioned "Contingencies," under the sub-caption "Legal Proceedings." We refer you to that discussion for important information concerning those legal proceedings, including the basis for such actions and, where known, the relief sought. We provide the following additional information concerning those legal proceedings, including the name of the lawsuit, the court in which the lawsuit is pending, and the date on which the petition commencing the lawsuit was filed.
Prescription Opiate Litigation: In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804) (the "MDL"). The MDL is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and includes over 2,1502,000 cases as of August 17, 2022.May 18, 2023. The liability phase of a single, two-county trial in one of the MDL cases began on October 4, 2021 against a number of parties, including the Company, regarding opioid dispensing claims. Onclaims resulted in a jury verdict on November 23, 2021, the jury foundfinding in favor of the plaintiffs as to the liability of all defendants, including the Company. The abatement phase of the single, two-county trial to determine amounts owed by the defendants and injunctive relief endedresulted in a judgment on May 17, 2022. On August 17, 2022, the courtthat ordered all three defendants, including the Company, to pay an aggregate amount of approximately $651 million$0.7 billion over fifteen years, on a joint and several liability basis.basis, and granted the plaintiffs injunctive relief. The court also orderedCompany has filed an appeal with the defendants to pay approximately $87 millionSixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The monetary aspect of the total abatement amount into an abatement fund on or before October 1, 2022, reflecting the first two years of abatement. However, the Company plans tojudgment is stayed pending appeal, the jury verdict from the liability phase and the court's abatement order.injunctive portion of the judgment went into effect on February 20, 2023. The MDL has designated five additional single-county cases as bellwethers to proceed through discovery. In addition, there are over 250 state courtapproximately 300 other cases pending in state and federal courts throughout the country as of August 17, 2022. This includesMay 18, 2023, as well as other cases in Canada against Wal-Mart Canada Corp. and certain cases that were remanded byother subsidiaries of the MDL court and a case brought by the Cherokee Nation that was remanded by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to the District Court of Sequoya County, Oklahoma.Company. The case citations and currently scheduled trial dates, where applicable, for the state court cases are listed on Exhibit 99.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,10-Q.
Opioid Settlement Framework:On November 15, 2022, the Company announced that it had agreed to a Settlement Framework to resolve substantially all opioids-related lawsuits filed against the Company by states, political subdivisions, and Native American tribes (other than the single, two-county trial on appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals as described above), as described in more detail in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company now has settlement agreements with all 50 states, including among others, Statefour states that previously settled with the Company, as well as the District of New Mexico ex rel. Balderas v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Statethree other U.S. territories, that are intended to resolve substantially all opioids-related lawsuits brought by state and local governments against the Company. The settlement will take effect if a sufficient number of West Virginia ex rel. Morrisey v. Walmart Inc., et al., which currentlypolitical subdivisions also join. As described in more detail in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Settlement Framework will not become effective unless and until a settlement administrator determines whether a sufficient number of political subdivisions have trial dates scheduledagreed to occur on September 6, 2022 and September 26, 2022, respectively.participate in the Settlement Framework.
DOJ Opioid Civil Litigation: A civil complaint pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ") against the Company, in which the DOJ alleges violations of the Controlled Substances Act (the "CSA") related to nationwide distribution and dispensing of opioids. U.S. v. Walmart Inc., et al., USDC, Dist. of DE, 12/22/20. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ complaint on February 22, 2021. After the parties had fully briefed the Company's motion to dismiss, the District court stayed proceedings in the case pending the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Ruan v. United States and Kahn v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2370 (Jun. 27, 2022) ("Ruan") regarding matters under the CSA. Following the decision in Ruan and pursuant to an agreement of the parties, the District Court set a deadline of October 7, 2022 for the DOJ to filefiled an amended complaint or move for leaveon October 7, 2022. On November 7, 2022, the Company filed a partial motion to amend itsdismiss the amended complaint. The motion remains pending.
Opioids Related Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigation: Three derivative complaints and two securities class actions drawing heavily on the allegations of the DOJ complaint have been filed in Delaware naming the Company and various current and former directors and certain current and former officers as defendants. The plaintiffs in the derivative suits (in which the Company is a nominal defendant) allege, among other things, that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with oversight of opioids dispensing and distribution and that the defendants violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and are liable for contribution under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act in connection with the Company's disclosures about opioids. Two of the derivative suits have been filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware and those suits have been stayed pending further developments in other Opioids Litigationopioids litigation matters. The other derivative suit has been filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The defendants in the derivative suit pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery moved to dismiss and/or to stay that case on December 21, 2021; the plaintiffs responded by filing an amended complaint on February 22, 2022. On April 20, 2022, the defendants moved to dismiss and/or stay proceedings on the amended complaint. In two orders issued on April 12 and 26, 2023, the Court of Chancery granted the defendants' motion to dismiss with respect to claims involving the Company' s distribution practices and denied the remainder of the motion, including the Company's request to stay the litigation. On May 5, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors appointed an independent Special Litigation Committee (the "SLC") to investigate the allegations regarding certain current and former officers and directors named in Delaware. the various proceedings regarding oversight with respect to opioids. The Board has authorized the SLC to retain independent legal counsel and such other advisors as the SLC deems appropriate in carrying out its duties.
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The securities class actions, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act regarding the Company's disclosures with respect to opioids, were purportedlypurport to be filed on behalf of a class of investors who acquired Walmart stock from March 30, 2016 through December 22, 2020. On May 11, 2021, the U.S. District Court in Delaware consolidated the class actions and appointed a lead plaintiff and lead counsel. The defendants filed a motionmoved to dismiss the consolidated securities class action on October 8, 2021; the lead plaintiff responded to the motion on January 10, 2022; and the defendants2021. On October 14, 2022, plaintiffs filed their reply brief on February 10, 2022. A hearing on the motion is currently scheduled for September 9, 2022. The defendants in the derivative suit pending in Delaware Chancery Court filed the opening brief on their motion to dismiss that case on December 21, 2021; and the plaintiffs responded by filing an amended complaint, on Februarywhich revised the applicable putative class of investors to those who acquired Walmart stock from March 31, 2017 through December 22, 2022.2020. On April 27,November 16, 2022, the defendants filed their opening brief in support of their motionCompany moved to dismiss the amended complaint. The plaintiffs filed an opposition to theThat motion on June 1, 2022; the defendants filed their reply brief on June 24, 2022; and the motion has been scheduled for a hearing on September 26, 2022.remains pending.
Derivative Lawsuits: Abt v. Alvarez et al., USDC, Dist. of DE, 2/9/21; Nguyen v. McMillon et al., USDC, Dist. of DE, 4/16/21: Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund et al. v. Walton et al., DE Court of Chancery, 9/27/21.
Securities Class Actions: Stanton v. Walmart Inc. et al., USDC, Dist. of DE, 1/20/21 and Martin v. Walmart Inc. et al., USDC, Dist. of DE, 3/5/21, consolidated into In re Walmart Inc. Securities Litigation, USDC, Dist. of DE, 5/11/21.
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ASDA Equal Value ClaimsClaims:: Ms S Brierley & Others v. ASDA Stores Ltd (2406372/(2406372/2008 & Others – Manchester Employment Tribunal); ASDA Stores Ltd v Brierley & Ors (A2/2016/0973 – United Kingdom Court of Appeal); ASDA Stores Ltd v Ms S BrierleyAbbas & Others (UKEAT/0059/16/DM – United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal)v Asda Stores limited (KB-2022-003243); ASDA Stores Ltd v Ms S Brierleyand Abusubih & Others (UKEAT/0009/16/JOJ – United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal)v Asda Stores limited (KB-2022-003240).
Money Transfer Agent Services Litigation: Federal Trade Commission v. Walmart Inc. (CV-3372), USDC, N. Dist. Of Ill, 6/28/22.
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II. CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
Foreign Direct Investment Matters: In July 2021, the Directorate of Enforcement in India issued a show cause notice to Flipkart Private Limited and one of its subsidiaries ("Flipkart"), and to unrelated companies and individuals, including certain current and former shareholders and directors of Flipkart. The notice requests the recipients to show cause as to why further proceedings under India's Foreign Direct Investment rules and regulations (the "Rules") should not be initiated against them based on alleged violations during the period from 2009 to 2015, prior to the Company's acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart in 2018. The notice is an initial stage of proceedings under the Rules which could, depending upon the conclusions at the end of the initial stage, lead to a hearing to consider the merits of the allegations described in the notice. If a hearing is initiated and if it is determined that violations of the Rules occurred, the regulatory authority has the authority to impose monetary and/or non-monetary relief. Flipkart has begun the process of responding to the notice and, if the matter progresses to a consideration of the merits of the allegations described in the notice is initiated, Flipkart intends to defend against the allegations vigorously. Due to the fact that this process is in an early stage, the Company is unable to predict whether the notice will lead to a hearing on the merits or, if it does, the final outcome of the resulting proceedings. While the Company does not currently believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, the Company can provide no assurance as to the scope or outcome of any proceeding that might result from the notice, the amount of the proceeds the Company may receive in indemnification from individuals and entities that sold shares to the Company under the 2018 agreement pursuant to which the Company acquired its majority stake in Flipkart, and can provide no assurance as to whether there will be a material adverse effect to its business or whether the Company's business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows will not be materially adversely affected.its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
III. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS: Item 103 of SEC Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that the Company reasonably believes will exceed an applied threshold not to exceed $1 million.
In December 2021, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of California filed suit against the Company, bringing enforcement claims regarding Walmart's management of waste consumer products at its California facilities that are alleged to be hazardous. The suit was filed in Superior Court of Alameda County, California, Case No. 21CV004367, People v. Walmart Inc.Inc., and a trial date has been scheduled for April 22, 2024. The Company believes the suit is without merit and is vigorously defending this litigation matter. While the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this matter, the potential for penalties or settlement costs could exceed $1 million. Although the Company does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, the Company can provide no assurance as to the scope and outcome of these mattersthis matter and no assurance as to whether there will be a material adverse effect to its business financial position, results of operations or cash flows will not be materially adversely affected.its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, under the caption "Risk Factors," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 20222023, which risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity. No material change in the risk factors discussed in such Form 10-K has occurred. Such risk factors do not identify all risks that we face because our business operations could also be affected by additional factors that are not presently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial to our operations. Our business operations could also be affected by additional factors that apply to all companies operating in the U.S. and globally. 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
From time to time, the Company repurchases shares of itsour common stock under share repurchase programs authorized by the Company's Board of Directors. All repurchases made during the three months ended July 31, 2022April 30, 2023 were made under the current $20 billion share repurchase program approved in February 2021,November 2022, which has no expiration date or other restrictions limiting the period over which the Company can make repurchases. As of July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, authorization for $4.9$18.6 billion of share repurchases remained under the share repurchase program. Any repurchased shares are constructively retired and returned to an unissued status.
The Company regularly reviews its share repurchase activity and considers several factors in determining when to execute share repurchases, including, among other things, current cash needs, capacity for leverage, cost of borrowings and the market price of its common stock. Share repurchase activity under our share repurchase program, on a trade date basis, for the three months ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, was as follows:
Fiscal PeriodTotal
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
Approximate Dollar 
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs(1)
(billions)
May 1 - 31, 20227,062,901 $132.30 7,062,901 $7.3 
June 1 - 30, 202210,979,635 122.28 10,979,635 6.0 
July 1 - 31, 20228,742,142 126.87 8,742,142 4.9 
Total26,784,678 26,784,678 
Fiscal PeriodTotal
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
Approximate Dollar 
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs(1)
(billions)
February 1 - 28, 20231,924,772 $143.12 1,924,772 $19.0 
March 1 - 31, 20231,704,147 140.37 1,704,147 18.8 
April 1 - 30, 20231,039,542 150.21 1,039,542 18.6 
Total4,668,461 4,668,461 
(1) Represents approximate dollar value of shares that could have been purchased under the plan in effect at the end of the month.
Item 5. Other Information
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that Walmart believes are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those forward-looking statements are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act as well as protections afforded by other federal securities laws.
Forward-looking Statements
The forward-looking statements in this report include, among other things:
statements in Note 6 to those Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the possible outcome of, and future effect on Walmart's financial condition and results of operations of, certain litigation and other proceedings to which Walmart is a party, the possible outcome of, and future effect on Walmart's business of, certain other matters to which Walmart is subject, including the Company's Opioids Litigation, the Settlement Framework, Walmart's ongoing indemnification obligation for the Asda Equal Value Claims, as well as the Company's Money Transfer Agent Services Matters and the liabilities, losses, expenses and costs that Walmart may incur in connection with such matters;
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in Part I, Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations": statements under the caption "Overview" regarding future changes to our business and our expectations about the potential impacts on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;macroeconomic factors such as geopolitical conditions, supply chain disruptions, volatility in employment trends, and consumer confidence; statements under the caption "Overview" relating to the possible impact of inflationary pressures and volatility in currency exchange rates on the results, including net sales and operating income, of Walmart and the Walmart International segment; statements under the caption "Company Performance Metrics - Strong, Efficient Growth" regarding the focus of our investments and the impact of such investments;strategy to serve customers through a seamless omni-channel experience; statements under the caption "Company Performance Metrics – Strategic Capital Allocation- Margin" regarding our strategy to improve operating income margin through productivity initiatives as well as category and discipline for capital allocation;business mix; statements under the caption "Company Performance Metrics - ReturnsReturns" regarding our belief that returns on capital will improve as we execute on our financial framework;strategic priorities; statements under the caption "Results of Operations - Consolidated Results of Operations"
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regarding the possibility of fluctuations in Walmart's effective income tax rate from quarter to quarter and the factors that may cause those fluctuations; a statement under the caption "Results of Operations - Sam's Club Segment" relating to the possible continuing impact of volatility in fuel prices on the future operating results of the Sam's Club segment; a statement under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity" that Walmart's sources of liquidity will be adequate to fund its operations, finance its global investment and expansion activities, pay dividends and fund share repurchases; statementsa statement under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity - Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - Cash Equivalents and Working Capital Deficit" regarding management's expectation that cash in market will be utilized to fund Flipkart's operations; a statement under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity - Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - Dividends" regarding the payment of annual dividends in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023;2024; a statement under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity - Net Cash UsedProvided by inFinancing Activities - Company Share Repurchase Program" regarding funding of our share repurchase program; statements under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Resources" regarding management's expectations regarding the Company's cash flows from operations, current cash position, short-term borrowings and access to capital markets continuing to be sufficient to meet its anticipated operating cash needs,requirements and contractual obligations, the Company's commercial paper and long-term debt ratings continuing to enable it to refinance its debts at favorable rates, factors that could affect its credit ratings, and the effect that lower credit ratings would have on its access to capital and credit markets and borrowing costs; and statements under the caption "Other Matters" regarding the contingent liabilities of the Company that may or may not result in the incurrence of a material liability by the Company;
in Part I, Item 4 "Controls and Procedures": statements regarding the effect of changes to systems and processes on our internal control over financial reporting; and
in Part II, Item 1 "Legal Proceedings": statements regarding the effect that possible losses or the range of possible losses that might be incurred in connection with the legal proceedings and other matters discussed therein may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

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Risks, Factors and Uncertainties Regarding Our Business
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, domestically and internationally, including:
Economic Factors
economic, geo-political, capital markets and business conditions, trends and events around the world and in the markets in which Walmart operates;
currency exchange rate fluctuations;
changes in market rates of interest;
inflation or deflation, generally and in certain product categories;
transportation, energy and utility costs;
commodity prices, including the prices of oil and natural gas;
changes in market levels of wages;
changes in the size of various markets, including eCommerce markets;
unemployment levels;
consumer confidence, disposable income, credit availability, spending levels, shopping patterns, debt levels, and demand for certain merchandise;
trends in consumer shopping habits around the world and in the markets in which Walmart operates;
consumer enrollment in health and drug insurance programs and such programs' reimbursement rates and drug formularies; and
initiatives of competitors, competitors' entry into and expansion in Walmart's markets or lines of business, and competitive pressures.
Operating Factors
the amount of Walmart's net sales and operating expenses denominated in U.S. dollar and various foreign currencies;
the financial performance of Walmart and each of its segments, including the amount of Walmart's cash flow during various periods;
customer transaction and average ticket in Walmart's stores and clubs and on its eCommerce platforms;
the mix of merchandise Walmart sells and its customers purchase;
the availability of goods from suppliers and the cost of goods acquired from suppliers;
the effectiveness of the implementation and operation of Walmart's strategies, plans, programs and initiatives;
the financial and operational impacts of our investments in eCommerce, technology, talent, and automation;
COVID-19 related challenges, including reduced customer transactions and tickets, reduced store hours, shifts in demand from discretionary products, supply chain disruption and production, labor shortages and increases in labor costs, and dissemination of global vaccines, as well as potential impacts of any related vaccine mandates on our workforce;
the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, store or club closures, and other strategic decisions;
Walmart's ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses;
unexpected changes in Walmart's objectives and plans;
the amount of shrinkage Walmart experiences;
consumer acceptance of and response to Walmart's stores and clubs, eCommerce platforms, programs, merchandise offerings and delivery methods;
Walmart's gross profit margins, including pharmacy margins and margins of other product categories;
the selling prices of gasoline and diesel fuel;
disruption of seasonal buying patterns in Walmart's markets;
disruptions in Walmart's supply chain and inventory management;
cybersecurity events affecting Walmart and related costs and impact of any disruption in business;
Walmart's labor costs, including healthcare and other benefit costs;
Walmart's casualty and accident-related costs and insurance costs;
the size of and turnover in Walmart's workforce and the number of associates at various pay levels within that workforce;
the availability of necessary personnel to staff Walmart's stores, clubs and other facilities;
delays in the opening of new, expanded, relocated or remodeled units;
developments in, and the outcome of, legal and regulatory proceedings and investigations to which Walmart is a party or is subject, and the liabilities, obligations and expenses, if any, that Walmart may incur in connection therewith;
changes in the credit ratings assigned to the Company's commercial paper and debt securities by credit rating agencies;
Walmart's effective tax rate; and
unanticipated changes in accounting judgments and estimates.
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Regulatory and Other Factors
changes in existing, tax, labor and other laws and changes in tax rates, including the enactment of laws and the adoption and interpretation of administrative rules and regulations;
the imposition of new taxes on imports, new tariffs and changes in existing tariff rates;
the imposition of new trade restrictions and changes in existing trade restrictions;
adoption or creation of new, and modification of existing, governmental policies, programs, initiatives and actions in the markets in which Walmart operates and elsewhere and actions with respect to such policies, programs and initiatives;
changes in government-funded benefit programs and the extent and effectiveness of any further COVID-19 related stimulus packages;
changes in currency control laws;
changes in the level of public assistance payments;
one or more prolonged federal government shutdowns;
the timing of federal income tax refunds;
natural disasters, changes in climate, catastrophic events and global health epidemics or pandemics, including COVID-19; and
changes in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Other Risk Factors; No Duty to Update
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Walmart's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 20222023 and all of Walmart's subsequent other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Walmart urges investors to consider all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in these filings carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company cannot assure you that the results or developments anticipated by the Company and reflected or implied by any forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that those results or developments will result in the forecasted or expected consequences for the Company or affect the Company, its operations or its financial performance as the Company has forecasted or expected. As a result of the matters discussed above and other matters, including changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other factors, the actual results relating to the subject matter of any forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed or implied in that forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this report, and Walmart undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Exhibit 3.1
Exhibit 3.2
Exhibit 31.1*
Exhibit 31.2*
Exhibit 32.1**
Exhibit 32.2**
Exhibit 99.1*
Exhibit 101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 104The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)

*Filed herewith as an Exhibit.
**Furnished herewith as an Exhibit.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
WALMART INC.
Date: SeptemberJune 2, 20222023By:/s/ C. Douglas McMillon
C. Douglas McMillon
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: SeptemberJune 2, 20222023By:/s/ John David Rainey
John David Rainey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: SeptemberJune 2, 20222023By:/s/ David M. Chojnowski
David M. Chojnowski
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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