Walmart (WMT) stock vs the S&P 500 and consumer staples stocks
As of 2 October 2026, Walmart (WMT) is trailing both the S&P 500 and consumer staples stocks as a group (XLP) over the past three months.
Where Walmart stands now
As of 2 October 2026, Walmart is behind the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The market has preferred other stocks for some time.
Inside its group, WMT is catching up: ahead of consumer staples stocks (XLP) over the past month, still behind over three months. As a group, consumer staples stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.
Walmart is 11.0% of XLP, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 3 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the past month: a turn against the market usually shows there first.
WMT vs the S&P 500: returns
Walmart and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
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WMT against consumer staples stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between Walmart and consumer staples stocks (XLP) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among consumer staples stocks.
See the full analysisWhich ETFs hold Walmart?
3 funds that Zensei tracks hold WMT, by weight. The fund with the largest weight is its sector on this page.
Walmart competitors
The largest other holdings of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP), with their return over the past month.
Walmart stock: common questions
Is Walmart stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 2 October 2026, Walmart (WMT) is down 1.6% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 6.6% and the S&P 500 is up 3.6%.
Which ETFs hold Walmart?
As of 2 October 2026, 3 funds that Zensei tracks hold WMT. Its largest weight is in Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP), at 11.0%. It is also in SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT, 1.5%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 0.9%).
Who are Walmart's competitors?
As of 2 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) are Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), Procter & Gamble (PG), Coca-Cola Co (KO), Philip Morris International Inc (PM), Altria Group Inc (MO). These are the stocks Walmart sits next to among consumer staples stocks.
Is Walmart doing better than other consumer staples stocks?
As of 2 October 2026, Walmart (WMT) is behind consumer staples stocks as a group (XLP) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Track Walmart against consumer staples stocks and the market
Zensei Edge maps 100+ sectors and themes against the S&P 500, with each stock inside them measured against its group.