# Walmart Raises $2.5 Billion in US Bond Sale

> Walmart seeks $2.5 billion from US bond sale, weighs first Canadian-dollar offering.
- Title: Walmart Raises $2.5 Billion in US Bond Sale · mint | Shortify
- Summary: Walmart seeks $2.5 billion from US bond sale, weighs first Canadian-dollar offering. Walmart raised $2.5 billion through a US dollar bond offering and is…
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- Published: 2026-10-19T18:39:15+00:00
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- Topics: walmart, us bond sale, canadian dollar offering, debt financing, ai infrastructure, bloomberg, bond transaction, news, india
## Walmart's US Bond Offering
Walmart launched a four-tranche US dollar bond offering with maturities ranging from three to ten years.
## Investor Demand Exceeds $14 Billion
The transaction attracted investor demand exceeding $14 billion at its peak.
## Pricing Tightens for Longest Tranche
Pricing for the longest-dated tranche tightened by about 0.3 percentage point to a spread of 0.45 percentage point over US Treasuries.
## Walmart Considers Canadian Dollar Offering
Walmart is considering raising at least C$3.5 billion through a Canadian-dollar debt sale.
## Potential Canadian Bond Maturities
The proposed transaction could comprise four tranches with maturities ranging from four to thirty years.
## Walmart's Funding Strategy
Walmart seeks to diversify funding sources amid rising investment requirements for AI infrastructure and expansion.
## Canadian Bond Pricing Under Discussion
The shorter-dated bonds are being considered at spreads as much as four basis points wider than comparable Ontario utility bonds.
## Walmart's Debt Management
Walmart has approximately $3.3 billion of bonds maturing in 2027 and is expected to spend a record $29 billion next year.
## Walmart's Next Steps
Walmart has asked Bank of America, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Toronto-Dominion Bank to organize investor calls for the potential Canadian bond offering.
## Key takeaway

Walmart raised $2.5 billion through a US dollar bond offering and is exploring a potential $3.5 billion Canadian-dollar debt sale to diversify funding sources.