ARKO vs COST vs PARR Stock Comparison

Arko, Costco Wholesale and Par Pacific Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.85 -10.0% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$412.84M
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples

Head to Head

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Par Pacific Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Par Pacific Holdings 8, Costco Wholesale 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARKOCOSTPARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $412.84M $436.10B $3.57B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 47.3x 4.2x PARR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.0x 46.8x 3.0x PARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +10.1% +13.2% PARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 3.0% 9.9% PARR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 21.7% 34.3% PARR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.1x 0.4x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% +6.7% +82.3% PARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.7%/yr +15.1%/yr +36.5%/yr PARR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.2% 20.0% 59.6% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 51/100 70/100 PARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARKOCOSTPARR

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

AxisARKOCOSTPARR
Valuation 97 #2 of 40 8 #37 of 40 77 #6 of 23
Growth 11 #34 of 38 78 #9 of 38 89 #3 of 19
Profitability 29 #26 of 36 74 #10 of 36 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 39 #25 of 40 85 #7 of 40 74 #7 of 24
Shareholder Returns 15 #24 of 28 11 #25 of 28 24 #14 of 18
Overall 38 51 70
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PARR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARKOCOSTPARRSPY
1 month -10.0%+7.5%-3.8% -0.2%
3 months -52.1%+2.6%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months -41.4%-0.2%+19.0% +8.2%
Year to date -15.2%+15.1%+112.0% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%+6.7%+82.3% +12.3%
3 years -49.5%+82.7%+132.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.4%+22.3%+32.5% +23.3%
5 years -59.9%+102.3%+373.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.7%+15.1%+36.5% +10.9%
10 years —+557.6%+451.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+20.7%+18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARKOCOSTPARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.2%20.0%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%19.7%60.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.19-0.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.341.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-31.5%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-9.3%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $8.64$1,094.32$89.89 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$850.00$34.83 $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.

MultipleARKOCOSTPARR
P/E now vs peer median 47.8xmedian 22.1x 47.7xmedian 22.1x 4.2xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 9.7x 29.6xmedian 9.7x 3.3xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 17.5x 46.9xmedian 17.5x 9.0xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.9x 12.3xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.19median 1.19 3.51median 1.19 0.22median 0.34

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 monthsARKOCOSTPARR
Revenue $7.93B $303.15B $8.62B
Gross profit – $38.88B $1.99B
Operating income $97.79M $11.69B $1.16B
Net income $19.16M $9.23B $857.72M
Free cash flow $36.75M $9.38B $412.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $20.76 $17.33
Cash & equivalents $245.56M $20.21B $185.00M
Total debt $674.51M $6.16B $739.20M
Shares (diluted) 115.88M 444.43M 49.44M
Enterprise value -$744.90M $359.38B $2.88B

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
MetricARKOCOSTPARR
P/E 47.8x 47.7x 4.2x
P/FCF 11.8x 46.9x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 27.8x 6.7x
P/S 0.1x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 12.3x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 12.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 29.6x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 36.3x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 1.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 23.2x 45.3x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 26.8x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.19 3.51 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARKOCOSTPARR
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 10.1% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 7.8% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% 126.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 12.5% 1,543%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 12.9% 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.4% 13.9% 4,579%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 13.6% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 14.0% 4,701%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 13.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.8% 18.6% 184.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 12.6% -9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.2% 19.7% 1,269%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 11.6% -15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARKOCOSTPARR
Gross margin – 12.8% 23.1%
EBITDA margin 2.9% 4.7% 15.2%
Operating margin 1.2% 3.9% 13.4%
Pretax margin 0.3% 4.0% 12.8%
Net margin 0.1% 3.0% 9.9%
FCF margin 0.5% 3.1% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 5.2% 6.4%
Return on equity 4.1% 26.6% 48.4%
Return on assets 0.5% 10.5% 19.4%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 21.7% 34.3%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 26.7% 38.1%
Asset turnover 2.2x 3.5x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 1.7x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARKOCOSTPARR
Debt / assets 19.0% 6.9% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.1x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 18.4x 0.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 59.8% 56.3%
Equity / assets 13.2% 40.2% 43.7%
Interest coverage 1.1x 80.6x 16.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.54 9.28 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARKOCOSTPARR
Dividend yield 3.1% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -45.0% 0.2% 2.1%
Shareholder yield -41.9% 0.8% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –

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.

ConsensusARKOCOSTPARR
Forward P/E 35.0xFY2026 46.8xFY2027 3.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $21.22FY2027 $25.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -26.7%FY2026 +2.2%FY2027 +231.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +22.4% -34.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25BFY2026 $345.44BFY2027 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% -4.4% -12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARKOCOSTPARR
Held by institutions 64.6% 73.2% 99.0%
Institutions holding 152 4,210 366
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +5.0% -4.1%
Institutions buying 87 1,921 202
Institutions selling 48 1,705 115
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.13 1.76

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.

ARKOCOSTPARR
ARKO 1.00 0.18 -0.01
COST 0.18 1.00 0.05
PARR -0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARKO, COST and PARR?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arko (ARKO) $412.84M, Costco Wholesale (COST) $436.10B, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) $3.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARKO, COST and PARR?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arko (ARKO) 45.7x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.3x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 4.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 35.0x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 46.8x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 3.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) has the highest net margin (Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads (Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 34.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) returned the most: Arko (ARKO) -12.5%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +6.7%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +82.3%. Over five years, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) compounded fastest (Arko (ARKO) -16.7%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.1%/yr, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +36.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.00%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 0.00%. Costco Wholesale (COST) and Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Arko (ARKO) 56.2%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARKO, COST and PARR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 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.