Walmart (WMT) CEO pay: $36.5M actually paid in FY2026
$WMT · Walmart Inc.Data through FY2026 — latest proxy filed 2026-04-23, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
9.3× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $29.2M | $36.5M | $38.4M | $272.28 | $164.12 | $21.89B |
| 2025 | $27.4M | $101.5M | $48.4M | $277.25 | $227.91 | $19.44B |
| 2024 | $27.0M | $47.5M | $22.6M | $153.75 | $162.21 | $15.51B |
| 2023 | $25.3M | $31.0M | $19.3M | $131.84 | $125.62 | $11.68B |
| 2022 | $25.7M | $31.5M | $15.1M | $126.14 | $153.61 | $13.67B |
| 2021 | $22.6M | $44.2M | $21.2M | $124.77 | $141.39 | $13.51B |
Frequently asked
How much did the WMT CEO make in 2026?
$36,488,421 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as Walmart Inc.'s CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-04-23.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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