Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) lines up U.S. and Canadian note sale for October 23 close

What happened

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ: WMT) agreed on October 19, 2026, to sell $3 billion of U.S. notes and C$5 billion of Canadian notes.

The U.S. package includes $750 million of 2029 notes, $500 million of 2031 notes, $1 billion of 2033 U.S. notes and $750 million of 2036 notes. They are senior, unsecured obligations in newly created series.

The Canadian package includes C$750 million of 2030 notes, C$2 billion of 2033 notes, C$1.75 billion of 2038 notes and C$500 million of 2056 notes. The company and the underwriters expect to close both sales on October 23, 2026. The Canadian notes begin paying semi-annual interest on April 23, 2027.

Key numbers

Metric	Latest	Change	Source
U.S. notes aggregate principal amount	$3 billion		SEC 8-K
Canadian notes aggregate principal amount	C$5 billion		SEC 8-K
U.S. notes net proceeds	$2.99 billion		SEC 8-K
Canadian notes net proceeds	C$4.98 billion		SEC 8-K

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Why it matters

The U.S. notes carry 5.050%, 5.150%, 5.350% and 5.550% coupons. The Canadian notes carry 4.150%, 4.450%, 4.950% and 5.250% coupons. Across the maturities, Walmart is locking in rates through 2056.

The U.S. notes will net $2.99 billion before transaction expenses, or about 99.5% of principal. The Canadian notes will net C$4.98 billion before transaction expenses. This is close to face value, so the main issue is the cost of carrying the debt, not a deep issuance discount.

OptimistFi's case is that Walmart turns its scale, low-cost supply chain and omnichannel reach into durable cash generation through disciplined capital allocation. This filing is mixed for that thesis because it adds long-dated financing capacity, but it also adds fixed-rate debt and coupon obligations. It changes financing terms, not operating performance.

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What's next

The parties expect to close the U.S. and Canadian offerings on October 23, 2026.

For the Canadian notes, interest payments fall on April 23 and October 23 each year. The par call dates run from September 23, 2030 through April 23, 2056.

Those dates mark when Walmart can redeem the Canadian notes at par, or at the yield-based redemption price before the par call date. A completed closing would confirm the financing plan. A delay would push the cash raise back.

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