WMT Quick Ratio Analysis

Walmart’s quick ratio of 0.19x means the company has only $0.19 in highly liquid assets—like cash, marketable securities, and receivables—for every $1 of short-term liabilities due within a year.

This is far below the consumer defensive sector median of 0.39x, placing Walmart at the 0th percentile among its peers, meaning nearly every comparable company holds more liquid buffer. The trend data is not available: both the year-over-year change and quarter-over-quarter change are reported as N/A, and no historical values beyond the current 0.19x were provided. A very low quick ratio with no trend to assess implies elevated short-term liquidity risk, as Walmart may struggle to cover immediate obligations without selling inventory or securing new financing. This metric directly contradicts the overall CAUTIOUS verdict only in the sense that it reinforces caution—the low ratio adds a concrete warning about balance-sheet strain. In fact, the 0.19x level supports the CAUTIOUS outlook, since it signals weaker short-term financial flexibility than the vast majority of sector peers.

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