Walmart (WMT): FY27 Q2 earnings call, Aug 20, 2026

Thu, Aug 20Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptWalmart

On its Aug 20, 2026 earnings call (FY27 Q2), Walmart said 13 of the 21 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with 20 of 21 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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21 words · 13 settled yes · our count agreed on 20 of 21

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Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Customer 40+ timesYes7171✓65%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:53, Customer 40+ times–
Rollback / Roll Back Yes1621✓90%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 6:05, Rollback / Roll Back–
Membership 5+ timesYes1515✓81%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:20, Membership 5+ times–
Marketplace / Market Place Yes1414✓94%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:19, Marketplace / Market Place–
Tariff Yes1317✓89%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:00, Tariff–
Gas / Gasoline / Fuel Yes1215✓87%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 15:06, Gas / Gasoline / Fuel–
Pharmacy Yes1111✓69%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:38, Pharmacy–
China / India 8+ timesYes1010✓48%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:19, China / India 8+ times–
Sparky Yes66✓89%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 12:08, Sparky–
Automation Yes44✓92%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 10:47, Automation–
Retail Yes44✓83%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:15, Retail–
Omnichannel Yes22✓92%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:31, Omnichannel–
Prescription Yes11✓38%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 39:37, Prescription–
Million / Billion 8+ timesNo66✓52%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 8:08, Million / Billion 8+ times–
Brick and Mortar No11✗24%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 59:53, Brick and Mortar–
Competition / Competitor No00✓45%transcripts from the transcript model–
Affordable No00✓42%transcripts from the transcript model–
Automotive No00✓41%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Drone No00✓38%transcripts from the transcript model–
Upper Income No00✓24%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
SNAP / Food Stamp No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

71 matches for “Customer”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

John Furnercompanyprepared · 1:55Hear it 1:54, John Furner

…start by thanking our associates around the world. Their commitment to serving customers and members every day is what drives our business, and the results…

John Furnercompanyprepared · 3:57Hear it 3:53, John Furner

…seeing the same dynamic. These businesses work together, deepen our relationship with customers and members, and create additional opportunities for growth and stronger economics. Our…

John Furnercompanyprepared · 5:31Hear it 5:29, John Furner

…take a moment to talk about specific drivers of our growth. First, everything we do starts with serving customers and members as an omnichannel retailer.

John Furnercompanyprepared · 5:57Hear it 5:52, John Furner

…a basket of goods helps us continue to build trust with our customers and members by helping them save money at a time when many…

John Furnercompanyprepared · 6:18Hear it 6:16, John Furner

…demonstrating our commitment to price investment. We're investing heavily in price because customers need us to and because we believe it drives market share gains…

Where the listed words were said

John Furnercompany“Customer (40+)” · prepared · 6:53Hear it 6:51, John Furner

…points to more than a digital success story. It is evidence that customers and members increasingly choose Walmart because they know we combine low prices…

John David Raineycompany“Rollback / Roll Back” · qa · 34:18Hear it 34:17, John David Rainey

…elasticity on these items that we roll out. We talked about 11,000 rollbacks. We are really proud of that and how we are trying to…

John Furnercompany“Membership (5+)” · prepared · 2:22Hear it 2:16, John Furner

…other. A strong retail foundation alongside faster-growing businesses like Marketplace, advertising, and membership. The math is not simply one plus one equals two. The value…

John Furnercompany“Marketplace / Market Place” · prepared · 3:33Hear it 3:28, John Furner

…U.S. We also expanded the reach of platform businesses like Walmart+ and Marketplace to markets outside the United States, demonstrating how we're leveraging these for…

John Furnercompany“Tariff” · prepared · 5:02Hear it 4:59, John Furner

…17.4% in constant currency. This includes the benefit from the receipt of tariff refunds in the quarter. As we suggested on the last call, our…

John David Raineycompany“Gas / Gasoline / Fuel” · prepared · 15:08Hear it 15:03, John David Rainey

…Walmart U.S. net sales increased 3.5%, including a comp sales increase ex fuel of 2.6%, slightly below our initial expectation due to lower health and…

John Furnercompany“Pharmacy” · prepared · 7:40Hear it 7:34, John Furner

…members around the world are getting super-fast deliveries of baskets that include pharmacy, fresh, frozen, fashion, and general merchandise, often in under 30 minutes. Fast…

John Furnercompany“China / India (8+)” · prepared · 4:21Hear it 4:19, John Furner

…Club U.S. delivered comps of 4.4%. International was up 7.9%, led by China and India. For Walmart U.S., I feel good about how the underlying…

John Furnercompany“Sparky” · prepared · 12:10Hear it 12:10, John Furner

…of our business by making shopping better and our associates' work easier. Sparky is a great example. The number of customers using Sparky is up…

John Furnercompany“Automation” · prepared · 10:49Hear it 10:48, John Furner

…Walmart. The fourth area is our supply chain. We have invested in automation, technology, fulfillment capacity, and our physical network, and these investments are showing…

John Furnercompany“Retail” · prepared · 8:45Hear it 8:39, John Furner

…as we become faster, we are not simply taking share within traditional retail categories. We are expanding the number of occasions where Walmart can serve…

John Furnercompany“Omnichannel” · prepared · 11:11Hear it 11:09, John Furner

…our first-party and marketplace businesses. They also strengthen the economics of our omnichannel model, and as we improve density and utilization across our network, speed…

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