Description of the Plan |
12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2026 | |
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| EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] | |
| Description of the Plan | Description of the Plan Walmart Inc., ("Walmart" or the "Company") sponsors the Walmart 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"). The following description provides only general information. This document is not part of the Summary Plan Description and is not a document pursuant to which the Plan is maintained within the meaning of Section 402(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Participants should refer to the Plan document for a complete description of the Plan's provisions. To the extent not specifically prohibited by statute or regulation, Walmart reserves the right to unilaterally amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time; such changes may be applied to all Plan participants and their beneficiaries regardless of whether the participant is actively working or retired at the time of the change. The Plan may not be amended, however, to permit any part of the Plan's assets to be used for any purpose other than for the purpose of paying benefits to participants and their beneficiaries and paying Plan expenses. General The Plan is a defined contribution plan established by the Company on February 1, 1997. Each eligible employee can begin contributing to the Plan beginning on the employee's date of hire. The Plan is subject to the provisions of ERISA. The responsibility for management of Plan assets and the investment policy is vested in the Plan's Benefits Investment Committee. Benefits Investment Committee members are appointed by the Company's Senior Vice President, Global Total Rewards (or individual from time to time performing such function). Responsibility for operation and administration of the Plan is vested in the Senior Vice President, Global Total Rewards (or individual from time to time performing such function). The trustee function of the Plan is performed by Northern Trust Company ("Northern Trust Company" or the "Trustee"). The Trustee receives and holds contributions made to the Plan trust and invests those contributions as directed by participants according to the policies established by the Benefits Investment Committee. The Benefits Investment Committee directed Northern Trust Company to enter into a custodial agreement with Bank of America, N.A., a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, for the limited purpose of making payouts from the Plan in accordance with the Plan document. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., which is the record keeper for the Plan, is a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Company and ultimately a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Contributions Eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 50% of their eligible wages as either pretax or Roth deferrals, but are not required to contribute to the Plan. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the calendar year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other eligible retirement plans (rollover contributions). Each eligible employee may begin receiving matching contributions on the first day of the month after completing at least 1,000 hours of service in a consecutive 12-month period commencing on date of hire (or during any subsequent Plan year). The Company match is 100% of deferrals up to 6% of each participant's eligible wages for the Plan year. Company matching contributions are contributed to the Plan each payroll period and are calculated based on each participant's cumulative compensation and cumulative elective and catch-up contributions through such payroll period. Rollover contributions into the Plan are not eligible for a Company matching contribution. Additional types of contributions may be contributed by the Company to the Plan. No such additional types of contributions were made for the Plan year ended January 31, 2026. All contributions are subject to certain limitations in accordance with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Participant Accounts Each participant's account is adjusted for administrative expenses and earnings (losses). Adjustments are determined by the investments held in each participant's account, the participant's contributions, and an allocation of the Company's matching contributions to the Plan made on the participant's behalf. Forfeitures of non-vested contributions are used or allocated to restore account balances of rehired participants or participants whose distributions were previously unclaimed. Vesting Participants are immediately vested in all elective, catch-up, rollover, Company matching and qualified non-elective contributions. A participant's profit sharing contribution account shall vest based on years of service at a rate of 20% per year from years through and may become fully vested upon participant retirement at age 65 or above, total and permanent disability, or death. Notes Receivable from Participants Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to the lesser of (a) $50,000 or (b) 50% of their vested account balance. The administrative loan origination fee of $50 per general loan, and $95 per residential loan is paid by the participant and is deducted from the proceeds of the loan. Participants may only have one general purpose loan and one residential loan outstanding at any time. Loan terms range from to five years for general purpose loans and to 15 years for residential loans. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear fixed interest at the prime rate on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the loan is processed for payment, plus 1%. Generally, payments of principal and interest on the loan will be deducted from an employee's regular pay in equal amounts each pay period beginning with the first pay period following the date of the loan. Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals Generally, payment upon a participant's separation from the Company (and its controlled group members) is a lump-sum payment in cash for the balance of the participant's vested account. However, participants may elect to receive a single lump-sum payment of their profit sharing contributions in whole shares of Walmart equity securities, with partial or fractional shares paid in cash, even if such contributions are not invested in Walmart equity securities. To the extent the participant's profit sharing contributions are not invested in Walmart equity securities, the contributions will automatically be distributed in cash, unless directed otherwise by the participant. Participants may also elect to receive a single lump-sum payment of the remainder of their accounts in whole shares of Walmart equity securities, with partial or fractional shares paid in cash, but only to the extent such contributions are invested in Walmart equity securities as of the date distributions are processed. Participants may also elect to rollover their account balance into a different tax-qualified retirement plan or individual retirement account upon separation from the Company (and its controlled group members). The Plan permits withdrawals of active participants' vested balances in amounts necessary to satisfy financial hardship as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In-service withdrawal of vested balances may be elected by participants who have reached 59 1/2 years of age. Rollovers may be distributed at any time. Investment Options A participant may direct the Trustee to invest any portion of his or her account in available investment options. Available investment options may change at any time. Participant investment options at January 31, 2026, include funds with a variety of equity securities, mutual funds, fixed income, and collective investment trusts/collective trust funds. Participants may change their elections at any time. A participant may direct the Trustee to invest any portion of his or her profit sharing contributions in available investment options, including Walmart equity securities, or any of the investment options for other contributions described previously. To the extent not directed by the participant, participant accounts are invested as determined by the Benefits Investment Committee.
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