Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) and Walmart Inc (WMT).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | COST | WMT | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $998.59 | $117.73 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $440.74B | $884.14B | 👑 WMT Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 47.82x | 43.12x | 👑 WMT Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 39.72x | 35.50x | 👑 WMT Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 3.83 | 4.23 | 👑 COST Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 1.46x | 1.29x | 👑 WMT Lower |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | 11.69x | 9.01x | 👑 WMT Lower |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | 12.82% | 25.23% | 👑 WMT Higher |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | 3.85% | 4.39% | 👑 WMT Higher |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | 3.04% | 3.00% | 👑 COST Higher |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | 28.02% | 22.74% | 👑 COST Higher |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | +11.10% | +5.94% | 👑 COST Higher |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | +11.75% | +9.51% | 👑 COST Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | -2.94% | -8.47% | 👑 COST Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | +8.56% | +11.51% | 👑 WMT Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +118.64% | +153.40% | 👑 WMT Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | 0.69% | 0.76% | 👑 WMT Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.88 | 0.55 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $844.06 – $1,096.50 | $98.88 – $135.16 | — |
