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Walmart Headquarters & offices · Bentonville, Arkansas
Walmart · Bentonville, Arkansas
A 350-acre hometown campus of 12 mass-timber office buildings, where half the land is green space with 5,000 new trees, lakes and seven miles of bike trails.
Inside Walmart's new Home Office, opened in January 2025 a short walk from the square where Sam Walton ran his 5&10 — the buildings, the perks and 75 years of Bentonville offices, then the pay. Every number from Walmart's own pages, its architects and its SEC filings.
- 350 acrescampus, half of it green space
- 2.4M sq ftbuilt from mass timber (≈ 222,967 m²)
- 500+children in the on-campus childcare center
- 20free therapy sessions a year, from day one
Sources: corporate.walmart.com (New Home Office, FAQ, Benefits 2026) · Gensler project page “Walmart Home Office” · Form 10-K FY2026
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THE NEW HOME OFFICE · BENTONVILLE · 2025
Twelve timber office buildings in “Big Nature”
Walmart replaced old warehouses and offices east of J Street with a campus built around a forested greenway. Twelve office buildings — each named for a piece of company history, from Sparky and Hula to Ol’ Roy and Moon Pie — are made from regionally sourced mass timber with floor-to-ceiling windows and dynamic glass. Inside are hot desks, soundproof phone booths, window-side seats, softly lit focus rooms, innovation studios, tech bars and coffee shops; outside are patios, rooftop terraces, food truck pavilions and Helen’s Amphitheater. There are deliberately no skywalks: people walk between buildings along promenades and the Razorback Greenway.
- 350 acres · half green space
- 12 mass-timber office buildings
- Designed for LEED Platinum
- 7 miles of trails · 1,000+ bike spaces
- Architect: Gensler · Landscape: SWA
Built around landscape
SWA's landscape winds trails, lakes and gardens between twelve mass-timber office buildings.
Facts: corporate.walmart.com (New Home Office, Office Spaces, FAQ, opening post Jan 17, 2025) · Gensler project page “Walmart Home Office” · SWA Group project page.
The Walmart Home Office, Bentonville
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Walmart Home Office (principal executive offices) | 1 Customer Drive, Bentonville, AR 72716 |
| Campus site (about 350 acres) | East side of J Street, between Central Avenue and 14th Street (Highway 102), Bentonville, AR |
| Former Home Office (1971–2025) | 702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716 |
| Walmart Museum (with Walton's 5&10) | 105 N. Main St, Bentonville, AR 72712 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 and FY2025 cover pages · corporate.walmart.com (FAQ; Walmart Museum, Plan your visit) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Gensler project page “Walmart Home Office” · SWA Group project page · corporate.walmart.com (FAQ, Sam Walton Hall, 2019 plan post with Feb 2022 update). Gensler and some Walmart pages give the site as 400+ acres including surrounding land; Walmart's FAQ and SWA say about 350 acres. m² converted by eciffo.
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Benefits (United States)
Walmart matches each dollar associates put in, up to 6% of eligible pay, once they are match-eligible.
The Associate Stock Purchase Plan matches 15% of the first $1,800 contributed each plan year.
Starting price per biweekly pay period for full-time and eligible part-time associates — Walmart says about a third less than the average premium at other national companies.
No-cost sessions a year with a therapist or mental health coach through Lyra, for associates and eligible family members, from the first day.
Paid leave for birth, adoption or foster placement; up to 22 weeks for birth mothers when combined with maternity leave (2023 policy).
Combined help with adoption and surrogacy costs, plus fertility care including IVF on most medical plans.
Live Better U pays tuition and books for diplomas, certificates and college degrees.
Copay for most generic prescriptions on most Walmart medical plans.
Source: corporate.walmart.com/about/working-at-walmart/benefits (Benefits, Mental, Physical and Financial Well-being; applicable for 2026) · Walmart news, “Celebrating and Supporting All Paths to Parenthood” (Jun 14, 2023)
Why people stay: what Walmart itself describes
About 75% of U.S. salaried store, club and supply chain managers began their careers in hourly jobs.
High school diplomas, certificates, skills credentials and college degrees for eligible associates, with tuition and books paid.
Training in retail skills, leadership and well-being, plus company-wide AI learning pathways and certifications.
Little Squiggles Children’s Enrichment Center takes 500+ children of campus associates, from six weeks old to pre-K.
A two-story auditorium nearly double the old one, plus 30+ classrooms for training and career development.
Engagement and pulse surveys, leadership visits and listening sessions, and the confidential Open Door process.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026, Human Capital Management · corporate.walmart.com (FAQ, Sam Walton Hall, Benefits)
Who works here
associates worldwide (Jan 31, 2026)
of them in the U.S.
of U.S. associates are hourly; 68% are full-time
countries with Walmart stores
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (headcount, hourly and full-time shares, countries) and FY2025 (gender)
Pay at Walmart
Based on about 2.1 million full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary associates worldwide. The CEO’s total compensation ($29,240,930) was 958 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, April 23, 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
Source: Walmart Careers postings R-2583012 and R-2640741 (2026). Annual base salary; annual or quarterly performance bonuses are on top.
U.S. companies don't have to report pay by age, and Walmart doesn't. The posted salary ranges above are the closest official numbers for Home Office jobs.
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Office history: 75 years in Bentonville
- 1945 Newport, Arkansas — where Sam Walton started
When his military service ended in 1945, Sam Walton and his wife Helen moved to Newport, Arkansas — the start of the retail story that brought them to Bentonville five years later.
Source: corporate.walmart.com, Sam Walton
Newport, Arkansas, seen from the court house tower, 1907 · Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congres / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1950 Walton’s 5&10 on the Bentonville square
The Waltons moved to Bentonville, where Sam opened Walton’s 5&10 on the downtown square. They chose the town because Helen wanted small-town living and Sam liked the hunting seasons of the four nearby states. The Walmart Museum on the square, at 105 N. Main St, keeps the story of the 5&10.
Source: corporate.walmart.com, Sam Walton · Walmart Museum
Walmart sign · Monkeyvan / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1962 The first Walmart, in Rogers
On July 2, 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, a few miles from Bentonville. The company incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 1969 and went public in 1970.
Source: corporate.walmart.com, History
The first Walmart store, Rogers, Arkansas · Photo: Walmart - 1971 The first Home Office and distribution center
Walmart’s first distribution center and Home Office opened in Bentonville. Its address, 702 S.W. 8th Street, stayed on Walmart’s annual reports for more than fifty years.
Source: corporate.walmart.com, History · Form 10-K cover pages, FY2017–FY2025
The Home Office, SW 8th Street · Jo Naylor / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2019 Plans for a new Home Office
On May 17, 2019, Walmart announced a new campus in Bentonville with natural light, food, fitness, childcare and mass-timber buildings. Demolition and infrastructure work began that year; the new Layout Center welcomed the first associates in February 2021.
Source: Walmart news, May 17, 2019 (update Feb 2, 2022) · Home Office FAQ
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 The old Home Office is sold
On April 5, 2022, Walmart agreed to sell its existing Home Office properties and nearby land for about $60 million to ABN Holdings, owned by Walmart director Steuart Walton and his brother Tom; the office buildings were to close in fiscal 2025 or later, once associates moved.
Source: Walmart statement, Apr 15, 2022
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2024 Fitness and childcare open first
Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness, more than 360,000 sq ft (≈ 33,445 m²), opened on January 12, 2024. The Little Squiggles childcare center followed in May. Walmart also announced the twelve office building names.
Source: Home Office FAQ · corporate.walmart.com, History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2025 The new 350-acre Home Office opens
In January 2025 Walmart opened Sam Walton Hall, the Welcome Center modeled on Store No. 1, the 8th & Plate food hall, Helen’s Amphitheater and the first two office buildings, Cheer and Ol’ Roy. Teams moved in by phases through the year; the AC Hotel opened in spring.
Source: Home Office FAQ · Walmart news, Jan 17, 2025
New Home Office campus · Photo: © Gensler - 2026 A new address: 1 Customer Drive
Walmart’s fiscal 2026 annual report lists its principal executive offices at 1 Customer Drive, Bentonville — the first change of address on its cover page since 702 S.W. 8th Street. John Furner became CEO in February 2026.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 and FY2025 cover pages
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
Walmart has never really left Bentonville. From the 5&10 on the town square to the 1971 Home Office on 8th Street and the new campus just east of downtown, every headquarters sits within about 2 km of the others; the first store, in Rogers, is a short drive away.
- 1 · 1950Walton’s 5&10 — Downtown square, today the Walmart Museum (105 N. Main St)
- 2 · 1962First Walmart store, Rogers — Rogers, Arkansas (city location; the filings and history page give no street address)
- 3 · 1971Home Office, 702 S.W. 8th Street — First Home Office and distribution center, used until the 2025 move
- 4 · 2025New Walmart Home Office — 350 acres east of J Street between Central Ave and 14th St — 1 Customer Drive
Addresses: Form 10-K cover pages · Walmart Museum, Plan your visit · Home Office FAQ · corporate.walmart.com, History · Locations: approximate, from the published addresses
What Walmart does
Walmart started as one discount store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. It now calls itself “a people-led, technology-powered omnichannel retailer”: more than 10,900 stores and clubs in 19 countries plus eCommerce sites and apps, serving about 280 million customers a week.
Three reportable segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam's Club U.S.
Where the money came from · Net sales by segment, FY2026
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (fiscal year ended Jan 31, 2026), Item 1 and segment results
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 · SEC XBRL financial data · per-associate figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$485.9B → $713.2B
≈ 2.3M → ≈ 2.1M
Fiscal years end on January 31 (FY2026 ended Jan 31, 2026). Revenue: total revenues from SEC XBRL financial data in Walmart's 10-K filings. Associates: Form 10-K (rounded figures as published: “approximately” or “more than”). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
President and CEO since February 2026, the sixth CEO in Walmart's history. He led Sam's Club from 2017 and Walmart U.S. from November 2019.
Succeeded Mike Duke as CEO in 2014 and led Walmart through the planning and opening of the new Home Office.
Became CEO in 2008.
Succeeded David Glass as CEO in 2000.
Founder: Sam Walton, who opened the first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, with his wife Helen Walton.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (executive officers) · Proxy statement 2026 · corporate.walmart.com, History
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Walmart: questions people ask
Where is Walmart's headquarters?
In Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart's new Home Office sits on about 350 acres east of J Street, between Central Avenue and 14th Street; the 2026 annual report gives the address as 1 Customer Drive, Bentonville, AR 72716. From 1971 until the move, the Home Office was at 702 S.W. 8th Street.
Source: Home Office FAQ · Form 10-K FY2026 and FY2025
When did Walmart's new Home Office open?
Officially in January 2025, with Sam Walton Hall, the Welcome Center, the 8th & Plate food hall, Helen's Amphitheater and the first two office buildings. The fitness center opened in January 2024 and the childcare center in May 2024; teams moved in by phases through 2025.
Source: Home Office FAQ · Walmart news, Jan 17, 2025
Who designed Walmart's new headquarters?
Gensler was executive architect for the whole development and design architect for 11 mass-timber office buildings, the parking decks and the street-front retail. SWA Group designed the landscape.
Source: Gensler project page · SWA Group project page
How big is the Walmart Home Office?
About 350 acres (≈ 142 ha), with 12 office buildings and about 2.4 million sq ft (≈ 222,967 m²) of mass-timber office and amenity buildings. Gensler and some Walmart pages give 400+ acres, counting surrounding land.
Source: Home Office FAQ · Gensler project page
Can you visit Walmart's headquarters?
Parts of it. The shops and restaurants along 8th Street and J Street, the Welcome Center modeled on Sam Walton's first store, the bike paths and the rooftop lounge of the AC Hotel are open to the public, and Walmart publishes a self-guided walking tour. The Walmart Museum on the Bentonville square is free.
Source: corporate.walmart.com (Public Offerings, Walking Tour, Walmart Museum)
What amenities are on the Walmart campus?
A 360,000 sq ft fitness center, a childcare center for 500+ children, the 8th & Plate food hall with 12 outlets, seven coffee shops, food truck plazas, a hotel, a 1,500-seat auditorium in Sam Walton Hall and nearly seven miles of trails.
Source: Home Office FAQ · Sam Walton Hall page
What benefits does Walmart offer?
In the U.S.: a 401(k) match up to 6% of pay, a 15% match in the stock purchase plan, medical coverage from $38.30 per biweekly pay period, 20 free therapy sessions a year, paid tuition through Live Better U and up to $20,000 for adoption and surrogacy.
Source: corporate.walmart.com, Benefits (2026)
How much do Walmart employees make?
The median associate's total compensation was $30,520 in fiscal 2026; most U.S. associates are hourly store workers. Home Office tech postings in Bentonville list base salaries such as $110,000–$220,000 for a Staff Data Engineer.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Walmart Careers R-2640741
How many people work at Walmart?
About 2.1 million associates worldwide at January 31, 2026, about 1.6 million of them in the U.S.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026
Who is Walmart's CEO?
John Furner, President and CEO since February 2026. He succeeded Doug McMillon, who had been CEO since 2014.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 · corporate.walmart.com, History
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