WMT - Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. , established in 1945 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, operates as a global retail powerhouse, having officially adopted its current name in February 2018, formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The company's diverse operations, encompassing retail, wholesale, and e-commerce, are managed across three primary divisions: Walmart U.
As of Aug 14, 2026: spot at $115.45, ATM IV 29.2%, max pain $115.00, net GEX $57.6M.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Market Cap
- $923.22B
- P/E Ratio
- 40.66
- Beta
- 0.60
- 52-Week Range
- 95.42-135.16
- Dividend Yield
- $0.96
- CEO
- John R. Furner
- Employees
- 2,100,000
- IPO Date
- Aug 25, 1972
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What WMT Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 58.4% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($57.6M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.010) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The WMT overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked WMT overview questions
- What is WMT?
- WMT is the ticker symbol for Walmart Inc., a listed security. Walmart Inc. , established in 1945 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, operates as a global retail powerhouse, having officially adopted its current name in February 2018, formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Listed on NASDAQ. WMT is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the WMT options snapshot look like today?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, the WMT options snapshot shows spot at $115.45, ATM IV 29.2%, IV rank 58.4%, max pain $115.00, net GEX $57.6M, expected move 8.36%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are WMT's key statistics?
- Walmart Inc. (WMT) carries a market capitalization of $923.22B, trailing P/E ratio of 40.66, beta of 0.60 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 95.42-135.16. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does WMT belong to?
- Walmart Inc. operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Discount Stores industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare WMT's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the WMT data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Aug 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).