AHMA vs COST vs TCOM Stock Comparison

Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C, Costco Wholesale and Trip.com Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,005.16 +8.9% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$440.04B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
5 wins
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.03B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Costco Wholesale leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Costco Wholesale 5, Trip.com 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHMACOSTTCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.14M $440.04B $26.03B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 47.7x 7.6x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 47.4x 11.0x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.1% +18.1% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 36.1% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 5.3% COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -76.0% +7.8% -45.2% COST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.5%/yr +6.6%/yr COST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 282.5% 20.0% 36.3% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 81/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AHMACOSTTCOM

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

AxisAHMACOSTTCOM
Valuation 54 #14 of 29 8 #37 of 40 82 #6 of 29
Growth – 78 #9 of 38 80 #6 of 26
Profitability – 74 #10 of 36 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 100 #1 of 31 85 #7 of 40 93 #3 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 11 #25 of 28 –
Overall – 51 81
  • AHMA ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHMACOSTTCOMSPY
1 month -21.9%+8.9%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -31.4%+5.6%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months +1.9%+0.7%-25.0% +7.0%
Year to date -78.3%+16.6%-44.5% +12.2%
1 year -76.0%+7.8%-45.2% +13.0%
3 years —+85.1%+13.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+22.8%+4.2% +23.1%
5 years —+105.5%+37.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+15.5%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years —+565.8%-14.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+20.9%-1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAHMACOSTTCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 282.5%20.0%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 262.8%19.7%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.18-0.190.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.39-1.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.9%-31.5%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.1%-8.1%-49.5% -1.8%
52-week high $37.11$1,094.32$78.96 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$850.00$37.96 $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.

MultipleAHMACOSTTCOM
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 18.8x 48.4xmedian 22.0x 7.7xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 30.0xmedian 9.8x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.5xmedian 16.1x 47.5xmedian 17.8x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 12.4xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 3.55median 1.18 0.15median 0.38

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 monthsAHMACOSTTCOM
Revenue – $303.15B $9.45B
Gross profit – $38.88B $7.55B
Operating income – $11.69B $1.50B
Net income – $9.23B $3.42B
Free cash flow – $9.38B –
R&D – – $2.30B
EPS (diluted) – $20.76 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $2.87M $20.21B $8.26B
Total debt – $6.16B $18.23B
Shares (diluted) 28.34M 444.43M 698.38M
Enterprise value $31.14M $363.32B -$19.00B

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
MetricAHMACOSTTCOM
P/E 24.8x 48.4x 7.7x
P/FCF -27.5x 47.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 28.2x –
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x 12.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 12.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 30.0x –
EV/EBIT – 36.8x 12.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 45.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTTCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.1% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 40.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.5% -28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 42.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.9% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.0% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTTCOM
Gross margin – 12.8% 80.0%
EBITDA margin – 4.7% –
Operating margin – 3.9% 15.9%
Pretax margin – 4.0% 45.7%
Net margin – 3.0% 36.1%
FCF margin – 3.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 5.2% –
Return on equity – 26.6% 14.3%
Return on assets – 10.5% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 5.3%
Return on capital employed – 26.7% 6.1%
Asset turnover – 3.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTTCOM
Debt / assets – 6.9% 10.2%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 17.0% 59.8% 38.0%
Equity / assets 83.0% 40.2% 62.0%
Interest coverage – 80.6x 19.8x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 9.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTTCOM
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAHMACOSTTCOM
Forward P/E – 47.4xFY2027 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.22FY2027 $3.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2027 -44.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.4% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $345.44BFY2027 $9.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2027 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.4% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHMACOSTTCOM
Held by institutions – 73.2% 23.0%
Institutions holding – 4,208 319
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying – 1,920 152
Institutions selling – 1,704 119
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.28

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.

AHMACOSTTCOM
AHMA 1.00 -0.03 0.02
COST -0.03 1.00 0.03
TCOM 0.02 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHMA, COST and TCOM?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) $31.14M, Costco Wholesale (COST) $440.04B, Trip.com (TCOM) $26.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHMA, COST and TCOM?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) 24.8x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.7x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.4x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Costco Wholesale (COST) returned the most: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) -76.0%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +7.8%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%. Over five years, Costco Wholesale (COST) compounded fastest (Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.5%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/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) 282.5%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.