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WMT vs BRK-B · data through Oct 2, 2026

WMT and BRK-B clearly differ on 2 of 19 forces. The widest gap is value vs growth: in weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point, WMT typically moved +0.10% and BRK-B +0.76%.

Economic forceWMTWalmartBRK-BBerkshire Hathaway
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.17%−1.6% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero0.00%−1.0% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+0.22%−3.1% to +3.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−1.8% to +2.0%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+0.78%−0.87% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero+0.65%−0.34% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.06%−0.76% to +0.65%Not distinguishable from zero−0.05%−0.51% to +0.41%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+2.3%−0.57% to +5.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.38%−1.4% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.59%−0.94% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.33%−0.66% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.11%−0.68% to +0.91%Not distinguishable from zero−0.64%−1.3% to −0.02%Tentative
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.52%−1.6% to +0.54%Not distinguishable from zero+0.18%−0.57% to +0.93%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.67%−0.21% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero−0.23%−0.74% to +0.28%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.01%−0.65% to +0.68%Not distinguishable from zero+0.14%−0.22% to +0.49%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.01%−0.03% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero−0.03%−0.04% to −0.01%Clear
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.80%−1.6% to −0.02%Tentative−0.71%−1.2% to −0.18%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point−0.02%−0.31% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero+0.22%+0.07% to +0.37%Tentative
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage pointClear difference+0.10%−0.18% to +0.38%Not distinguishable from zero+0.76%+0.62% to +0.89%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference+0.31%+0.04% to +0.58%Tentative−0.22%−0.38% to −0.06%Tentative
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.23%−2.2% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero+0.55%−0.63% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.18%−0.62% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero−0.04%−0.62% to +0.53%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.24%−0.54% to +0.07%Not distinguishable from zero−0.21%−0.37% to −0.06%Tentative
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.02%−0.14% to +0.18%Not distinguishable from zero+0.21%+0.10% to +0.31%Clear
Each figure is the stock's typical move in a week when the force moved by the stated amount, after accounting for the stock market, with its 90% range beneath. Grey figures could not be told apart from zero. A row is marked a clear difference only when the two 90% ranges do not overlap.

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