Walmart Is Basically A Tech Company Now
After building up fast-growing e-commerce and advertising businesses, moving its stock to the Nasdaq, and, as of Tuesday, crossing $1 trillion in valuation, Walmart is starting to look a lot more like a big tech company.
Walmart’s market cap was $1.02 trillion at the end of the day Tuesday after its stock climbed more than 28% over the past year, according to CNBC. It joined the Nasdaq exchange, also home to technology companies like Amazon, in December. In the company’s third quarter, which ended in October, its global e-commerce business grew 27% year over year, with its Walmart Connect advertising business in the U.S. up 33%, according to its earnings release.
The valuation milestone further narrows the gap between Walmart and its biggest rival. Amazon’s market cap is $2.5 trillion, though the companies have become almost evenly matched on revenue in recent quarters. Walmart made $179.5 billion in revenue in the third quarter to Amazon’s $180.2 billion. As the companies have yet to report fourth-quarter earnings, it remains to be seen whether Amazon surpassed Walmart in full-year revenue.
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