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Walmart To Host Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call February 20th, 2025

Walmart To Host Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call February 20th, 2025

Yahoo13-02-2025

BENTONVILLE, Ark., February 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced it will hold a live conference call with the investment community at 7 a.m. CST on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, to discuss the company's fourth quarter and full-year earnings results for fiscal year 2025.
The event will be webcast live and is accessible by visiting corporate.walmart.com/news/events and selecting the Fourth Quarter Earnings Release event. The webcast will be archived and available on the company website.
The company will release its Fourth quarter earnings results and related materials at 6 a.m. CST February 20th.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer helping people save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 255 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2024 revenue of $648 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting https://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at https://facebook.com/walmart, on X (formally known as Twitter) at https://twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/walmart/.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250213757584/en/
Contacts
Investor Relations Contacts Steph WissinkSenior Vice President, Investor Relationsir@walmart.com
Kary BrunnerSr. Director, Investor Relations
Media Relations Contact Molly BlakemanGroup Director, Global Communications800-331-0085

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