Form: S-8

Initial registration statement for securities to be offered to employees pursuant to employee benefit plans

September 9, 2005

Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-XXXXXX) of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for the registration of 50,000,000 shares of the common stock, $.10 par value per share, of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., to be issued pursuant to the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2005 and the related Prospectus of our reports dated March 25, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Rogers, Arkansas

 

September 6, 2005   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP