Walmart received approximately $2.9 billion in tariff refunds, which helped push its gross margin to 25.4% and allowed the company to beat revenue and adjusted earnings estimates. However, the market focused on its comparable sales of 2.6%, which fell short of the Street's 3.5% expectation, leading to the stock's decline. In contrast, Target also received a $994 million refund, but its adjusted EPS still beat estimates even when excluding the refund, and comparable sales of 3.8% exceeded the 2.4% forecast, resulting in a positive market reaction. Analysts noted that the one-time tariff refunds, following a Supreme Court ruling against IEEPA tariffs, were widely received by major retailers, prompting investors to evaluate underlying performance after backing out the windfall.