Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to Retire in 2026

The board credited McMillon with more than a decade of digital and operational transformation.Doug McMillon, Walmart president and CEO, speaks at the company’s annual meeting on May 30, 2018. Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images11/14/2025|Updated: 11/14/2025Walmart’s long-serving CEO Doug McMillon will retire in early 2026, the company announced on Nov. 14.McMillon, who joined Walmart more than three decades ago, will leave his role on Feb. 1.Evgenia FilimianovaAuthorEvgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.Author’s Selected Articles