Head to head
Costco vs Walmart
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: COST · WMT
COST
Costco
946.92-0.11%
1-year price shape — +1% over the period
Quant Rating D · 44/100
vs
WMT
Walmart
111.35+0.71%
1-year price shape — +10% over the period
Quant Rating D · 50/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Walmart edges it on the scoreable measures. Walmart has the highest Quant Rating (50); Walmart has done best over the past year (+10%); Walmart trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| COST | WMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Last price | 946.92 | 111.35 |
| Change today | -0.11% | +0.71% |
| 1-year return | +1.0% | +10.3% |
| Market cap | $419.61B | $883.42B |
| 52-week range | 840.35 – 1,094.76 | 98.06 – 134.83 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 45.61 | 40.34 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 38th | 49th |
| P/B | 11.72 | 8.99 |
| Dividend yield | 0.59% | 0.87% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 20.76 | 2.73 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $9.20B | $21.66B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $303.15B | $735.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +11.1% | +5.9% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 25.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $9.39B | $13.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 73.9% | 75.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 14 buy / 32 sell | 24 buy / 26 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 75% buy / 21% hold / 4% sell (24) | 93% buy / 7% hold (30) |
| Analyst price target | $1,086 (+15%) | $129 (+16%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (44) | D (50) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 341,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Founded | 1983 | 1962 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.