Head to head
Walmart vs Costco
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WMT · COST
WMT
Walmart
118.81+0.80%
1-year price shape — +13% over the period
Quant Rating C · 49/100
vs
COST
Costco
989.11+1.14%
1-year price shape — +7% over the period
Quant Rating C · 43/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Walmart edges it on the scoreable measures. Walmart has the highest Quant Rating (49); Walmart has done best over the past year (+13%); Walmart trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| WMT | COST | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Last price | 118.81 | 989.11 |
| Change today | +0.80% | +1.14% |
| 1-year return | +12.5% | +7.5% |
| Market cap | $942.61B | $438.30B |
| 52-week range | 98.06 – 134.83 | 840.35 – 1,094.76 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 43.05 | 47.64 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 49th | 38th |
| P/B | 9.60 | 12.24 |
| Dividend yield | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.73 | 20.76 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $21.66B | $9.20B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $735.84B | $303.15B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.9% | +11.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.2% | 12.8% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $13.51B | $9.39B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 75.7% | 73.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 24 buy / 26 sell | 14 buy / 32 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 93% buy / 7% hold (30) | 75% buy / 21% hold / 4% sell (24) |
| Analyst price target | $129 (+8%) | $1,086 (+10%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (49) | C (43) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 2,100,000 | 341,000 |
| Founded | 1962 | 1983 |
▲ 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.