---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000104169-25-000172"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WMT"
cik: "0000104169"
company_name: "Walmart Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:39:00.792912+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire; John Furner named successor effective Feb 1, 2026

## Summary
- Doug McMillon to retire as president and CEO on Jan 31, 2026; will remain as advisor through Jan 2027 and on Board until June 2026 annual meeting.
- John Furner, currently CEO of Walmart U.S., appointed president and CEO effective Feb 1, 2026; also elected to Board.
- Furner started as hourly associate in 1993; led Walmart U.S. since 2019, overseeing 4,600+ stores.
- McMillon's post-retirement salary set at $1.5M annually; accelerated vesting of 11,524 RSUs and up to 195,898 performance shares to Jan 31, 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000104169-25-000172
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WMT
- cik: 0000104169
- company_name: Walmart Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416925000172/0000104169-25-000172-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416925000172/wmt-20251111.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-25-000172
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-25-000172.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-25-000172.txt

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