WMT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 8 in industry

Walmart Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $29.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $30,523 · General Merchandise Stores.

General Merchandise Stores peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
General Merchandise Stores
Industry rank
#3/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
958:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$29.2M
Median worker
$30,523

Answer first

Walmart Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $29.2M ranks #74 of 1,423 complete filings; its 958:1 pay ratio ranks #48. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $30,523. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-53 peer cohort (# 3 of 8, 75th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all General Merchandise Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#74
$29.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#48
958:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
75th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Walmart Inc. ranks nationally

Walmart Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$29,240,930 Top 5% higher than 95% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Walmart Inc. vs. General Merchandise Stores peers

CEO total pay ($29.2M) against pay ratio (958:1) for Walmart Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the General Merchandise Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8412559.813867609.219322658.524777707.830232757.1307.2:1641.6:1976:11310.4:11644.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Walmart Inc., CEO total pay: 29240930 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 958:1Walmart Inc.Dollar Tree, Inc., CEO total pay: 14770954 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 911:1Dollar Tree, Inc.BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 16678036 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 622:1BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.KOHLS Corp, CEO total pay: 9404387 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 593:1KOHLS CorpMacy's, Inc., CEO total pay: 14104067 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 368:1Macy's, Inc.Burlington Stores, Inc., CEO total pay: 17149564 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1584:1Burlington Stores, Inc.
Walmart Inc. vs. General Merchandise Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $14.4M median CEO total and 767:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among General Merchandise Stores peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 53. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Walmart Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Walmart Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
958:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+28:1
from FY2024 930:1
CEO $ YoY
+6.7%
$29.2M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Walmart Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $25.3M - $27,124 933:1 -
2023 $27.0M +6.6% $27,632 976:1 +43:1
2024 $27.4M +1.6% $29,472 930:1 -46:1
2025 $29.2M +6.7% $30,523 958:1 +28:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 104169, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - General Merchandise Stores

This Company's Ratio
958:1
Industry Median Ratio
767:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$14.4M
This CEO's Pay
$29.2M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in General Merchandise Stores →

Walmart Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Walmart Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 958:1 ranks #3 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (75th percentile). the CEO earned 958× the median employee ($30,523) in FY2025.

At $30,523 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 958 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$29.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

958:1

Outlier, top decile

Walmart Inc. in the higher General Merchandise Stores third

Walmart Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 958:1 ranks #3 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (75th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. General Merchandise Stores (SIC 53) median ratio is 767:1 across 8 FY2025 filers; Walmart Inc.'s $29.2M CEO total is above the $14.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #74 and ratio rank #48 split - treat 958:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open General Merchandise Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$29.2M
Median Employee Pay
$30,523
Pay Ratio
958:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
WMT
CIK
104169
Industry
General Merchandise Stores
SIC Code
5331
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 104169, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Walmart Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 958:1 ranks #3 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (75th percentile).

Read with Walmart Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.

Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.5M (Δ $289K heavier vs Walmart Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Nabors Industries Ltd · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.6M (Δ $394K heavier vs Walmart Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Applied Materials Inc /de · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.6M (Δ $408K heavier vs Walmart Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Qualcomm Inc/de · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.7M (Δ $460K heavier vs Walmart Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (SIC 53 pole)

Dollar Tree, Inc. stamps EXTREME · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Walmart Inc.'s EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #74/#48

Walmart Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #74 by CEO dollars and #48 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Walmart Inc.'s EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Walmart Inc. (CIK 104169), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.