AHMA vs COST vs PSMT Stock Comparison

Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C, Costco Wholesale and Pricesmart Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSMT Pricesmart Inc
$165.14 -3.1% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.94B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Costco Wholesale leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Costco Wholesale 5, Pricesmart 5, Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHMACOSTPSMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.54M $450.04B $4.94B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 48.8x 29.7x AHMA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 46.9x 27.9x PSMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.1% +11.5% PSMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 2.8% COST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 11.9% COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.1x -0.5x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -82.3% +9.2% +36.4% PSMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.2%/yr +18.1%/yr PSMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.6% 20.0% 28.5% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 54/100 PSMT

Percentile Scorecard

AHMACOSTPSMT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAHMACOSTPSMT
Valuation 52 #14 of 28 8 #37 of 40 28 #29 of 40
Growth – 76 #10 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Profitability – 74 #10 of 36 60 #15 of 36
Financial Health 100 #1 of 30 85 #7 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Shareholder Returns – 15 #24 of 28 30 #20 of 28
Overall – 51 54
  • AHMA ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PSMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAHMACOSTPSMTSPY
1 month -20.0%+7.7%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months -22.3%+4.4%-14.2% +3.7%
6 months -3.6%-1.8%+5.2% +7.1%
Year to date -78.1%+15.5%+34.6% +12.8%
1 year -82.3%+9.2%+36.4% +11.9%
3 years —+79.5%+130.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+21.6%+32.1% +22.8%
5 years —+102.6%+129.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+15.2%+18.1% +10.9%
10 years —+565.1%+85.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+20.9%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHMACOSTPSMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.6%20.0%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 261.9%19.8%29.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.19-0.200.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.461.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.9%-31.5%-34.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.1%-9.0%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $37.11$1,094.32$197.90 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$850.00$114.94 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAHMACOSTPSMT
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 18.4x 47.9xmedian 22.1x 30.0xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 29.7xmedian 9.5x 13.7xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.7xmedian 17.0x 47.1xmedian 16.0x 52.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 12.3xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 3.52median 1.07 1.87median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAHMACOSTPSMT
Revenue – $303.15B $5.88B
Gross profit – $38.88B $1.04B
Operating income – $11.69B $261.02M
Net income – $9.23B $166.59M
Free cash flow – $9.38B $96.39M
EPS (diluted) – $20.76 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $2.87M $20.21B $220.79M
Total debt – $6.16B $169.41M
Shares (diluted) 28.34M 444.43M 30.24M
Enterprise value $31.54M $373.32B $3.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTPSMT
P/E 25.0x 47.9x 30.0x
P/FCF -27.7x 47.1x 52.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.9x 16.6x
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 2.4x 12.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 12.3x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 29.7x 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 36.5x 18.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 45.4x 51.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.0x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.52 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTPSMT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.1% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.5% 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.9% 12.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.0% 12.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.6% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.7% -6.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% -12.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTPSMT
Gross margin – 12.8% 17.7%
EBITDA margin – 4.7% 6.1%
Operating margin – 3.9% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 4.0% 3.9%
Net margin – 3.0% 2.8%
FCF margin – 3.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.2% 5.2%
Return on equity – 26.6% 11.7%
Return on assets – 10.5% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – 26.7% 15.3%
Asset turnover – 3.5x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTPSMT
Debt / assets – 6.9% 6.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 17.0% 59.8% 44.1%
Equity / assets 83.0% 40.2% 55.9%
Interest coverage – 80.6x 15.6x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 9.30 5.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTPSMT
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAHMACOSTPSMT
Forward P/E – 46.9xFY2027 27.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.22FY2027 $5.92FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2027 +9.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +22.4% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $345.44BFY2027 $6.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2027 +18.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHMACOSTPSMT
Held by institutions – 73.2% 91.1%
Institutions holding – 4,211 387
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.0% +4.4%
Institutions buying – 1,921 215
Institutions selling – 1,706 116
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.85

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AHMACOSTPSMT
AHMA 1.00 -0.03 -0.06
COST -0.03 1.00 0.25
PSMT -0.06 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHMA, COST and PSMT?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) $31.54M, Costco Wholesale (COST) $450.04B, Pricesmart (PSMT) $4.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHMA, COST and PSMT?

Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) 25.0x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 48.8x, Pricesmart (PSMT) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pricesmart (PSMT) is cheapest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 46.9x, Pricesmart (PSMT) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pricesmart (PSMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Pricesmart (PSMT) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Costco Wholesale (COST) has the highest net margin (Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pricesmart (PSMT) returned the most: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) -82.3%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +9.2%, Pricesmart (PSMT) +36.4%. Over five years, Pricesmart (PSMT) compounded fastest (Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.2%/yr, Pricesmart (PSMT) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) 280.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHMA, COST and PSMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.