ARKO vs BJ vs WMK Stock Comparison

Arko, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings and Weis Markets Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.81 -9.9% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$431.36M
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
1 win
WMK Weis Markets Inc
$79.16 +9.4% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 8, Weis Markets 3, Arko 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARKOBJWMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $431.36M $13.51B $1.92B BJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.7x 22.7x 19.3x WMK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 23.2x — BJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +9.1% +4.7% BJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 2.6% 2.0% BJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 21.9% — BJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.5x — BJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% ARKO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% +13.2% +15.5% WMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +11.5%/yr +7.3%/yr BJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.2% 30.8% 26.4% WMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 59/100 56/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

ARKOBJWMK

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

AxisARKOBJWMK
Valuation 97 #2 of 40 39 #25 of 40 74 #11 of 40
Growth 11 #34 of 38 57 #17 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Profitability 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 33 #27 of 40 54 #19 of 40 92 #4 of 40
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 74 #8 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 38 59 56
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMK ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARKOBJWMKSPY
1 month -9.9%+17.7%+9.4% -1.0%
3 months -52.0%+13.9%+8.0% +2.9%
6 months -43.3%+12.2%+15.2% +6.4%
Year to date -16.1%+17.6%+23.5% +11.4%
1 year -15.5%+13.2%+15.5% +13.1%
3 years -49.2%+50.2%+24.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%+14.5%+7.7% +21.5%
5 years -61.2%+72.6%+42.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.2%+11.5%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+41.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+3.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARKOBJWMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.2%30.8%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.9%29.5%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.44-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.430.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-30.1%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-0.7%-4.2% -2.5%
52-week high $8.64$106.62$82.63 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$83.82$61.60 $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.

MultipleARKOBJWMK
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 21.6x 22.6xmedian 21.6x 19.7xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 9.7x 12.1xmedian 9.7x 6.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 17.8x 37.4xmedian 17.8x 50.1xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.18median 1.06 3.05median 1.06 -7.20median 1.06

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 monthsARKOBJWMK
Revenue $7.93B $22.81B $5.07B
Gross profit – $4.16B $1.29B
Operating income $97.79M $856.70M $126.45M
Net income $19.16M $594.50M $99.57M
Free cash flow $36.75M $358.22M $39.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $4.65 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $245.56M $29.98M $103.53M
Total debt $3.20B $629.25M –
Shares (diluted) 115.88M 127.74M 24.74M
Enterprise value -$726.39M $13.36B $1.13B

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
MetricARKOBJWMK
P/E 47.3x 22.6x 19.7x
P/FCF 11.6x 37.4x 50.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 12.0x 8.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 6.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 6.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 12.1x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 16.3x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 23.1x 39.0x 44.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 12.6x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.18 3.05 -7.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARKOBJWMK
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 9.1% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 5.5% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 3.5% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 3.5% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.4% 2.7% -3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 5.4% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.5% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 7.4% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.8% 18.9% 38.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 21.9% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.2% 26.9% 503.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 22.7% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARKOBJWMK
Gross margin – 18.2% 25.5%
EBITDA margin 2.9% 5.1% 5.0%
Operating margin 1.2% 3.8% 2.5%
Pretax margin 0.3% 3.6% 2.6%
Net margin 0.1% 2.6% 2.0%
FCF margin 0.5% 1.6% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 4.9% 4.8%
Return on equity 4.1% 27.5% 7.2%
Return on assets 0.5% 7.5% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 21.9% –
Return on capital employed 3.2% 17.2% 7.4%
Asset turnover 2.2x 2.9x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 1.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARKOBJWMK
Debt / assets 19.0% 7.9% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 18.4x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 72.5% 32.2%
Equity / assets 13.2% 27.5% 67.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x 18.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.53 4.74 5.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARKOBJWMK
Dividend yield 3.1% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -45.5% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield -42.4% 4.1% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.2% – 33.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.6% – 86.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – -8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -2.3%

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.

ConsensusARKOBJWMK
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $4.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -26.7%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +13.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25BFY2026 $22.89BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +14.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARKOBJWMK
Held by institutions 64.6% 100.0% 46.2%
Institutions holding 152 638 197
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.8% +5.5%
Institutions buying 87 325 112
Institutions selling 48 232 57
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.40 1.96

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.

ARKOBJWMK
ARKO 1.00 0.23 0.30
BJ 0.23 1.00 0.35
WMK 0.30 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARKO, BJ and WMK?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arko (ARKO) $431.36M, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.51B, Weis Markets (WMK) $1.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARKO, BJ and WMK?

Weis Markets (WMK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arko (ARKO) 47.7x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.7x, Weis Markets (WMK) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 34.6x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, Weis Markets (WMK) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) has the highest net margin (Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Weis Markets (WMK) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads (Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Weis Markets (WMK) returned the most: Arko (ARKO) -15.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +13.2%, Weis Markets (WMK) +15.5%. Over five years, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) compounded fastest (Arko (ARKO) -17.2%/yr, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +11.5%/yr, Weis Markets (WMK) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arko (ARKO) has the highest dividend yield: Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 0.00%, Weis Markets (WMK) 0.02%. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weis Markets (WMK) has been the steadiest (Arko (ARKO) 56.2%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%, Weis Markets (WMK) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARKO, BJ and WMK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads on 8. 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.