BJ vs MUSA vs WMK Stock Comparison

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Murphy USA and Weis Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$540.50 +6.5% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins
WMK Weis Markets Inc
$74.87 +2.8% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 5, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 3, Weis Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBJMUSAWMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.60B $9.87B $1.84B BJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 14.9x 18.5x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 15.2x — MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +20.2% +4.7% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% — 2.0% BJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.2% +37.8% +16.3% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +27.1%/yr +5.9%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 39.9% 26.4% WMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 50/100 55/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

BJMUSAWMK

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

AxisBJMUSAWMK
Valuation 44 #23 of 40 54 #19 of 40 72 #12 of 40
Growth 60 #16 of 38 78 #9 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Profitability 71 #11 of 36 94 #3 of 36 51 #18 of 36
Financial Health 54 #19 of 40 13 #35 of 40 92 #4 of 40
Shareholder Returns 74 #8 of 28 11 #25 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 60 50 55
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • MUSA 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

PeriodBJMUSAWMKSPY
1 month +10.4%+6.5%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +7.0%-12.4%-3.7% +3.7%
6 months +12.3%-8.1%+6.7% +7.1%
Year to date +17.1%+33.9%+16.8% +12.8%
1 year +17.2%+37.8%+16.3% +11.9%
3 years +53.3%+49.7%+14.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.3%+14.4%+4.6% +22.8%
5 years +80.4%+231.7%+33.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.5%+27.1%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years —+681.0%+33.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.8%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBJMUSAWMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%39.9%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%40.5%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.46-0.69-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.950.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-35.8%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-13.3%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $106.62$623.43$82.63 $779.14
52-week low $83.82$356.57$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.

MultipleBJMUSAWMK
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 22.1x 15.0xmedian 22.1x 18.6xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x 6.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 16.0x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 47.4xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.8x 12.5xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.03median 1.07 1.07median 1.07 -6.81median 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 monthsBJMUSAWMK
Revenue $22.81B $23.26B $5.07B
Gross profit $4.16B – $1.29B
Operating income $856.70M $980.10M $126.45M
Net income $594.50M $663.30M $99.57M
Free cash flow $358.22M – $39.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $35.75 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $29.98M $161.80M $103.53M
Total debt $629.25M – –
Shares (diluted) 127.74M 18.55M 24.74M
Enterprise value $13.45B $9.87B $1.04B

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
MetricBJMUSAWMK
P/E 22.6x 15.0x 18.6x
P/FCF 37.2x 17.2x 47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 8.6x 7.7x
P/S 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 6.1x 12.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 15.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x – 6.5x
EV/EBIT 16.3x – 13.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 38.9x – 42.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.6x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.03 1.07 -6.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBJMUSAWMK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 20.2% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 2.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% – 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 38.4% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 7.8% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.7% 40.8% -3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 8.1% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 45.9% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 14.1% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 40.6% 38.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 16.1% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% – 503.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% – -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBJMUSAWMK
Gross margin 18.2% – 25.5%
EBITDA margin 5.1% – 5.0%
Operating margin 3.8% – 2.5%
Pretax margin 3.6% – 2.6%
Net margin 2.6% – 2.0%
FCF margin 1.6% – 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 4.9% 4.8%
Return on equity 27.5% 84.1% 7.2%
Return on assets 7.5% 12.9% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 21.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.2% – 7.4%
Asset turnover 2.9x 4.5x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBJMUSAWMK
Debt / assets 7.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 84.7% 32.2%
Equity / assets 27.5% 15.3% 67.8%
Interest coverage 18.5x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.73 – 5.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBJMUSAWMK
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.5% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 86.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusBJMUSAWMK
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $35.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% -7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.88BFY2026 $22.85BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% -5.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBJMUSAWMK
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.0% 46.2%
Institutions holding 639 607 197
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.2% +5.5%
Institutions buying 325 311 112
Institutions selling 233 190 57
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.64 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.

BJMUSAWMK
BJ 1.00 0.32 0.35
MUSA 0.32 1.00 0.10
WMK 0.35 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BJ, MUSA and WMK?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.60B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.87B, Weis Markets (WMK) $1.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BJ, MUSA and WMK?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.9x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, Weis Markets (WMK) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.1x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%, Weis Markets (WMK) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) has the highest net margin (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Weis Markets (WMK) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +17.2%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +37.8%, Weis Markets (WMK) +16.3%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +12.5%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +27.1%/yr, Weis Markets (WMK) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 0.00%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.00%, Weis Markets (WMK) 0.02%. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) and Murphy USA (MUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weis Markets (WMK) has been the steadiest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.7%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.9%, Weis Markets (WMK) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BJ, MUSA 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, Murphy USA (MUSA) 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.