Earnings are back in focus on Thursday, with a Benzinga-selected slate that runs from big-box retail and off-price apparel to industrial machinery, shipping and niche tech. With guidance often doing as much work as the headline numbers, options pricing can offer a real-time read on how much volatility traders are bracing for, according to Benzinga Pro.
The marquee name on this list is Walmart, but the biggest implied move is saved for the final section as the countdown runs from the calmest setup to the most volatile.
8. Walmart Inc. | Mkt Cap: $920B | Implied Move: 4.50%
Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) reports second quarter of 2027 results before the opening bell. Wall Street is looking for 74 cents in earnings per share on $186.68 billion in revenue, compared with 68 cents and $177.40 billion a year ago.
Benzinga Pro data show the options market is implying a 4.50% move, the narrowest on this Benzinga-selected list. Even with that smaller percentage, Walmart’s size makes the stakes hard to ignore, with $41.4 billion of market value at stake.
