Walmart reported strong revenue growth in the most recent quarter, with executives revealing that higher-income customers were behind a major portion of the company’s gains.
On May 16, Walmart announced its Q1, 2025, results for the three months ending March 31, reporting “strong revenue growth” of six percent, operating income growth of 9.6 percent, and ecommerce up by 21 percent globally. During the company’s earnings call on Thursday, CFO John David Rainey pointed out that while Walmart is seeing “higher engagement across income cohorts, with upper-income households continuing to account for the majority of the share gains.”
