Who Is Walmart Owned By?

Are Walmart's privately owned?

Walmart becomes a publicly traded company. The first stock is sold at $16.50 per share. The first distribution center and Home Office open in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (WMT).

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What companies owns Walmart?

It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50 percent of Walmart through both their holding company Walton Enterprises and their individual holdings.

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Who is the real owner of Walmart?

Sam Walton was born in 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. In 1942, at the age of 24, he joined the military. He married Helen Robson in 1943. When his military service ended in 1945, Sam and Helen moved to Iowa and then to Newport, Arkansas.

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Who owns the other 50% of Walmart?

Who is the largest shareholder of Walmart? The largest shareholder of Walmart is the Walton family, who owns more than half of all Walmart shares. The second largest shareholder in Walmart is the Vanguard Group, who holds around 5% of total Walmart shares.

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