AMZN vs. WMT: Amazon.com vs. Walmart Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Amazon.com (AMZN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector (Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail), whereas Walmart (WMT) belongs to Consumer Staples (Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Company profile comparison for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Profile Item	AMZN	WMT
Name	Amazon.com Inc.	Walmart Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary	Consumer Staples
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Broadline Retail	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Broadline Retail	Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
Market Capitalization	2,803.85 billion USD	998.90 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	Nasdaq
Listing Date	May 15, 1997	August 25, 1972
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AMZN

WMT

GSPC

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Total Return (1Y)	9.80%	23.19%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	24.05%	33.27%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	8.46%	21.72%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AMZN

WMT

GSPC

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Amazon.com (AMZN) has an aggressive beta of 1.45, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Walmart (WMT) is defensive at 0.52 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk profile metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	34.10%	26.96%
Beta (5Y)	1.45	0.52
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-55.73%	-25.74%
Avg. Volume (3M)	38.50M	23.66M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

AMZN and WMT are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. Each dashed Capital Allocation Line uses that stock's own industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.16	0.70
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.26	1.00

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Amazon.com (AMZN) at 27.42% and Walmart (WMT) at 22.31% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

27.42%

Max: 62.17%
Q3: 29.44%
AMZN: 27.42%
Median: 15.69%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

22.31%

Max: 33.48%
WMT: 22.31%
Q3: 22.31%
Median: 15.57%
Q1: 7.66%
Min: -2.27%

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 16.90% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Walmart (WMT) at 3.00%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

16.90%

Max: 16.94%
AMZN: 16.90%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
Q1: 1.14%
Min: -9.41%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

3.00%

Max: 5.45%
Q3: 3.42%
WMT: 3.00%
Median: 2.44%
Q1: 1.86%
Min: -0.06%

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 13.90% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Walmart (WMT) at 3.45%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

13.90%

Max: 21.45%
AMZN: 13.90%
Q3: 10.89%
Median: 5.57%
Q1: 2.28%
Min: -7.12%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

3.45%

Max: 6.81%
Q3: 5.49%
Median: 3.84%
WMT: 3.45%
Q1: 2.00%
Min: 0.97%

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their operating margin against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
ROE (TTM)	27.42%	22.31%
ROA (TTM)	6.62%	6.41%
Net Margin (TTM)	16.90%	3.00%
Operating Margin (TTM)	13.90%	3.45%
Gross Margin (TTM)	51.37%	24.84%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 12.38% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Walmart (WMT) at 4.73% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMZN.

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 29.66% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Walmart (WMT) at 13.28% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for AMZN.

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	12.38%	4.73%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	11.73%	5.27%
EPS Growth (YoY)	29.66%	13.28%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	24.25%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Amazon.com (AMZN) at 0.99 and Walmart (WMT) at 0.77 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.99

Max: 2.62
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
Q1: 1.00
AMZN: 0.99
Min: 0.48

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.77

Max: 2.04
Q3: 1.45
Median: 1.17
Q1: 1.00
WMT: 0.77
Min: 0.69

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their current ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 0.50 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Walmart (WMT) at 0.72 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.50

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
Median: 1.25
Q1: 0.73
AMZN: 0.50
Min: 0.01

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.72

Max: 2.59
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.24
WMT: 0.72
Q1: 0.63
Min: 0.01

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.99	0.77
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.50	0.72
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.04	1.44

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Amazon.com (AMZN) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Walmart (WMT) reports a yield of 0.76%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 5.84%
Q3: 2.50%
AMZN: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.76%

Max: 2.90%
Q3: 1.72%
WMT: 0.76%
Median: 0.43%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their dividend yield against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Amazon.com (AMZN) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Walmart (WMT) reports a payout of 34.96%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 72.73%
Q3: 32.44%
AMZN: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

34.96%

Max: 57.98%
WMT: 34.96%
Q3: 30.05%
Median: 11.72%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their payout ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.76%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	34.96%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 20.96 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Walmart (WMT) at 45.48 sits in the richer quartile — WMT needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

20.96

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
AMZN: 20.96
Median: 19.23
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

45.48

Max: 50.75
WMT: 45.48
Q3: 33.64
Median: 22.19
Q1: 16.09
Min: 9.28

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both Amazon.com (AMZN) at 3.52 and Walmart (WMT) at 1.36 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

3.52

Max: 4.32
AMZN: 3.52
Q3: 1.99
Median: 0.70
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.03

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.36

Max: 1.54
WMT: 1.36
Q3: 0.81
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.02

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 4.57 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Walmart (WMT) at 10.15 carries an above-peer premium to book — WMT is pricier on assets.

AMZN

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

4.57

Max: 10.96
Q3: 5.26
AMZN: 4.57
Median: 2.16
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

10.15

WMT: 10.15
Max: 10.15
Q3: 6.27
Median: 3.70
Q1: 1.85
Min: 0.93

Amazon.com (AMZN) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against their respective Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	AMZN	WMT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	20.96	45.48
P/S Ratio (TTM)	3.52	1.36
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.57	10.15
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-1.24%	0.71%