Update date
31 Jan 2026
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WMT - Walmart Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
This metric view shows WMT - Walmart Inc. share-based payment arrangement, expense history from SEC company facts.
Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.
- Context
- Latest reported period: 2025
- Latest reported value
- $3,603,000,000
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.
Return Loop
Why revisit this metric view
This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest period end 31 Jan 2026
- Why come back
- Return after the next filing to verify whether this metric changed and how it compares with the ranking page.
- Current latest reported period: 2025.
- Latest reported value on this page: $3,603,000,000.
- Save this filer if you want to compare the next reported value with this history.
Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.
Latest update
Latest update for Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
Latest reported share-based payment arrangement, expense: $3,603,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
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Metric history
Latest period
2025
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 23 Apr 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense compares with peers
Walmart Inc. sits in the top quarter of the current share-based payment arrangement, expense sample.
Compared with
Compared with 120 companies reporting share-based payment arrangement, expense in USD. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 6.7x the current sample midpoint. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense is up about 30% versus the comparable prior period.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Dec 2012 to 31 Mar 2026.
- Nearby companies in this sample: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ and Apple Inc..
- Current sample position: rank #7 of 120 comparable companies.
- Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.
Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.
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Financial Metric Page
Walmart Inc.: Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
Latest period: 2025. Period end: 31 Jan 2026. Units: USD. Frequency: annual.
Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.
Metric Snapshot
- Latest value
- $3,603,000,000
- Coverage range
- 31 Jan 2011 - 31 Jan 2026
- Fact rows
- 16
What This Metric Tells You
- Shows the reported level of share-based payment arrangement, expense over 31 Jan 2011 - 31 Jan 2026.
- Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
- Built from 16 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.
How To Read This Chart
- Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
- Use annual sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
- Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.
Official SEC Source
Source: SEC Company Facts
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Compare This Metric Across Companies
Compare latest available Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Walmart Inc. appears at rank #7 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Reported period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet Inc. (googl) | $27,100,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Alphabet Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 2 | MICROSOFT CORP (msft) | $11,974,000,000 | Year - 30 Jun 2025 | Open MICROSOFT CORP Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 3 | NVIDIA CORP (nvda) | $6,386,000,000 | Year - 25 Jan 2026 | Open NVIDIA CORP Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 4 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (meta) | $5,891,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Meta Platforms, Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 5 | AMAZON COM INC (amzn) | $4,397,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Dec 2025 | Open AMAZON COM INC Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 6 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (bac) | $4,200,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense (AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense)
- Taxonomy
- us-gaap
- Units tracked
- USD
- Frequency coverage
- annual
- History range
- 31 Jan 2011 - 31 Jan 2026
- Facts on this page
- 16
- Description
- Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.
- Metric-level SEC endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Chart Context
Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Annual (USD)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, YoY Annual Change (%)
Walmart Inc. Annual Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense (USD)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,603,000,000 | +$834,000,000 | +30% | 01 Feb 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 | 10-K | 13 Mar 2026 | 2026 | FY |
| 2024 | $2,769,000,000 | +$676,000,000 | +32% | 01 Feb 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 10-K | 13 Mar 2026 | 2026 | FY |
| 2023 | $2,093,000,000 | +$515,000,000 | +33% | 01 Feb 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 10-K | 13 Mar 2026 | 2026 | FY |
| 2022 | $1,578,000,000 | +$415,000,000 | +36% | 01 Feb 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 10-K | 14 Mar 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2021 | $1,163,000,000 | -$6,000,000 | -0.51% | 01 Feb 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 10-K | 15 Mar 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| 2020 | $1,169,000,000 | +$315,000,000 | +37% | 01 Feb 2020 | 31 Jan 2021 | 10-K | 17 Mar 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| 2019 | $854,000,000 | +$81,000,000 | +10% | 01 Feb 2019 | 31 Jan 2020 | 10-K | 18 Mar 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| 2018 | $773,000,000 | +$147,000,000 | +23% | 01 Feb 2018 | 31 Jan 2019 | 10-K | 19 Mar 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2017 | $626,000,000 | +$30,000,000 | +5% | 01 Feb 2017 | 31 Jan 2018 | 10-K | 20 Mar 2020 | 2020 | FY |
| 2016 | $596,000,000 | +$148,000,000 | +33% | 01 Feb 2016 | 31 Jan 2017 | 10-K | 28 Mar 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| 2015 | $448,000,000 | -$14,000,000 | -3% | 01 Feb 2015 | 31 Jan 2016 | 10-K | 30 Mar 2018 | 2018 | FY |
| 2014 | $462,000,000 | +$74,000,000 | +19% | 01 Feb 2014 | 31 Jan 2015 | 10-K | 31 Mar 2017 | 2017 | FY |
| 2013 | $388,000,000 | +$10,000,000 | +2.6% | 01 Feb 2013 | 31 Jan 2014 | 10-K | 30 Mar 2016 | 2016 | FY |
| 2012 | $378,000,000 | +$23,000,000 | +6.5% | 01 Feb 2012 | 31 Jan 2013 | 10-K | 01 Apr 2015 | 2015 | FY |
| 2011 | $355,000,000 | -$16,000,000 | -4.3% | 01 Feb 2011 | 31 Jan 2012 | 10-K | 21 Mar 2014 | 2013 | FY |
| 2010 | $371,000,000 | 01 Feb 2010 | 31 Jan 2011 | 10-K | 26 Mar 2013 | 2012 | FY |
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.