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.

4 matches for “Retail”; 4 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

John Furnercompanyprepared · 2:17Hear it 2:16, John Furner

…today as we see the pieces increasingly powering each other. A strong retail foundation alongside faster-growing businesses like Marketplace, advertising, and membership. The math is…

John Furnercompanyprepared · 4:04Hear it 4:03, John Furner

…members, and create additional opportunities for growth and stronger economics. Our core retail business had another strong quarter with sales growth at the top end…

John Furnercompanyprepared · 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…

Kelly Baniaanalystqa · 54:46Hear it 54:43, Kelly Bania

…that you expect from these investments. Are you seeing others across the retail spectrum also reinvest those, or do you expect them to also follow…

Where the listed words were said

John Furnercompany“Customer (40+)” · prepared · 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 Furnercompany“Rollback / Roll Back” · prepared · 6:07Hear it 6:05, John Furner

…carefully managing their budgets. The Walmart U.S. team delivered more than 11,000 rollbacks during the quarter, up from 7,200 rollbacks at the end of the…

John Furnercompany“Membership (5+)” · prepared · 3:12Hear it 3:10, John Furner

…we continued to gain market share. We grew units and transactions, and membership fee revenue was at an all-time high on growth of 17%. We…

John Furnercompany“Marketplace / Market Place” · prepared · 7:26Hear it 7:24, John Furner

…digits following the launch of our one-hour delivery back in April. Walmart U.S. delivered growth of 24%, Marketplace grew 52%, and advertising was up 38%.

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” · qa · 31:23Hear it 31:22, John Furner

There was an impact in pharmacies we talked about from MFP. Putting that aside, the second quarter for Walmart U.S. is the best second quarter…

John Furnercompany“China / India (8+)” · prepared · 9:53Hear it 9:47, John Furner

…growth for Walmart+ and strong growth for Sam's Club in the U.S., China, and Mexico. We also gave a boost to our advertising business with…

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“Omnichannel” · prepared · 5:33Hear 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.

David Gugginacompany“Prescription” · qa · 39:39Hear it 39:39, David Guggina

…very good about the underlying momentum in the health and wellness business. Prescription volumes continue to grow. We are gaining market share, and customers are…

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