SENTINEL Due-Diligence Dossier
Target: Walmart Inc. Type: company Generated: 2026-07-14T13:59:18.352Z Synthesis: deterministic Dossier ID: dsr_walmart-inc_bn370r
Source integrity. 18/18 claims are backed by 20 cited public sources. 0 uncited claim(s) were dropped by the verifier. Every statement below links to a real, fetched source — nothing is inferred beyond what the cited material says.
⚠️ Risk Flags
No adverse-media or risk-lexicon signals detected in the collected evidence. This is not an all-clear — absence of signal in open sources is not absence of risk.
Identity & Background
- Background (encyclopedic): Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and gas stations in the United States and 19 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded in 1962 by brothers Sam Walton and James "Bud" Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. [E1]
- Regulatory identity: Registrant: Walmart Inc. · Ticker(s): WMT · SIC industry: Retail-Variety Stores (5331) · HQ: BENTONVILLE, AR [E2] (high confidence)
Financial & Regulatory Filings
- Filing on record: 8-K filed 2026-06-05 — Walmart Inc. [E3] (high confidence)
- Filing on record: 10-Q filed 2026-05-29 — Walmart Inc. [E4] (high confidence)
- Filing on record: 8-K filed 2026-05-21 — Walmart Inc. [E5] (high confidence)
- Filing on record: 8-K filed 2026-04-30 — Walmart Inc. [E6] (high confidence)
- Filing on record: DEF 14A filed 2026-04-23 — Walmart Inc. [E7] (high confidence)
- Filing on record: 8-K filed 2026-03-27 — Walmart Inc. [E8] (high confidence)
Recent News & Signals (last 3 months)
- [2026-07-13] Here is What to Know Beyond Why Walmart Inc. (WMT) is a Trending Stock - Yahoo Finance [E9]
- [2026-07-14] Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 248,091 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat [E10]
- [2026-07-10] Walmart to offer tour to World Cup visitors - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [E11]
- [2026-07-13] Walmart Just Took 49% Off These Outdoor Solar Lights, and They'll Instantly Illuminate Your Yard - Autoblog [E12]
- [2026-07-11] Price to sales forward of Walmart Inc. – HAM:WMT - TradingView [E13]
- [2026-07-14] Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Holdings Lifted by Triglav Investments D.O.O. - MarketBeat [E14]
- [2026-07-13] Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Walmart Stock? - Yahoo Finance [E15]
- [2026-07-14] J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Increases Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat [E16]
- [2026-07-09] Walmart (WMT) Offers Lower Prices Across Stores and Clubs - Yahoo Finance [E17]
- [2026-07-14] Absher Wealth Management LLC Sells 32,137 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat [E18]
Legal, Litigation & Adverse Media
Open-web adverse-media search not run (no SERPERAPI_KEY). Litigation/sanctions coverage is limited to news + filings above._
Collection Log
Partial collection. 1 source(s) did not return data on this run (GDELT / global news: timeout). Their coverage is MISSING from this dossier, not inferred — treat the sections below as incomplete for those sources.
| Source | Status | Items | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | ✅ ok | 1 | — |
| SEC EDGAR | ✅ ok | 7 | — |
| OpenCorporates registry | ⏭️ skipped | 0 | set OPENCORPORATES_API_TOKEN to enable global company-registry lookups (officers, incorporation, status) |
| Google News | ✅ ok | 12 | — |
| GDELT / global news | ⌛ timeout | 0 | This operation was aborted (api.gdeltproject.org) |
| Open-web search | ⏭️ skipped | 0 | set SERPER_API_KEY (serper.dev) to enable open-web litigation/sanctions/adverse-media search |
Sources
- [E1] Wikipedia — Walmart (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E2] SEC EDGAR — Walmart Inc. — EDGAR filer profile (CIK 104169) (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E3] SEC EDGAR — 8-K filed 2026-06-05 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-06-05 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E4] SEC EDGAR — 10-Q filed 2026-05-29 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-05-29 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E5] SEC EDGAR — 8-K filed 2026-05-21 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-05-21 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E6] SEC EDGAR — 8-K filed 2026-04-30 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-04-30 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E7] SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A filed 2026-04-23 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-04-23 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E8] SEC EDGAR — 8-K filed 2026-03-27 — Walmart Inc., published 2026-03-27 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:09Z)
- [E9] News — Yahoo Finance — Here is What to Know Beyond Why Walmart Inc. (WMT) is a Trending Stock - Yahoo Finance, published 2026-07-13 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E10] News — MarketBeat — Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 248,091 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-14 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E11] News — Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — Walmart to offer tour to World Cup visitors - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, published 2026-07-10 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E12] News — Autoblog — Walmart Just Took 49% Off These Outdoor Solar Lights, and They'll Instantly Illuminate Your Yard - Autoblog, published 2026-07-13 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E13] News — TradingView — Price to sales forward of Walmart Inc. – HAM:WMT - TradingView, published 2026-07-11 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E14] News — MarketBeat — Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Holdings Lifted by Triglav Investments D.O.O. - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-14 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E15] News — Yahoo Finance — Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Walmart Stock? - Yahoo Finance, published 2026-07-13 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E16] News — MarketBeat — J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Increases Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-14 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E17] News — Yahoo Finance — Walmart (WMT) Offers Lower Prices Across Stores and Clubs - Yahoo Finance, published 2026-07-09 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E18] News — MarketBeat — Absher Wealth Management LLC Sells 32,137 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-14 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E19] News — MarketBeat — Cullinan Associates Inc. Trims Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-13 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
- [E20] News — MarketBeat — Diversify Wealth Management LLC Buys 28,360 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT - MarketBeat, published 2026-07-13 (retrieved 2026-07-14T13:59:10Z)
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