BJ vs WMT vs PSMT Stock Comparison

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Walmart and Pricesmart Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMT Walmart Inc.
$119.89 +8.5% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$956.71B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$735.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins
PSMT Pricesmart Inc
$170.95 -1.0% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walmart leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Walmart 4, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 4, Pricesmart 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBJWMTPSMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.51B $956.71B $5.24B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 43.3x 32.7x BJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 38.8x 31.7x BJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +6.2% +10.2% PSMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 3.0% 2.8% WMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.9% 16.1% 12.0% BJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.8x -0.4x PSMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.2% +12.2% +38.9% PSMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +19.4%/yr +17.9%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 26.6% 28.0% WMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 47/100 50/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

BJWMTPSMT

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

AxisBJWMTPSMT
Valuation 39 #25 of 40 10 #36 of 40 23 #31 of 40
Growth 57 #17 of 38 43 #22 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Profitability 69 #12 of 37 75 #10 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Financial Health 54 #19 of 40 64 #15 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Shareholder Returns 74 #8 of 28 44 #16 of 28 22 #22 of 28
Overall 59 47 50
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMT 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

PeriodBJWMTPSMTSPY
1 month +17.7%+8.5%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months +13.9%+9.5%-8.2% +2.9%
6 months +12.2%-7.7%+6.1% +6.4%
Year to date +17.6%+7.6%+39.4% +11.4%
1 year +13.2%+12.2%+38.9% +13.1%
3 years +50.2%+120.3%+136.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.5%+30.1%+33.3% +21.5%
5 years +72.6%+142.4%+127.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.5%+19.4%+17.9% +10.9%
10 years —+426.3%+98.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+18.1%+7.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBJWMTPSMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%26.6%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%28.3%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.44-0.100.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.461.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-26.0%-34.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-10.7%-13.6% -2.5%
52-week high $106.62$134.20$197.90 $779.14
52-week low $83.82$100.61$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.

MultipleBJWMTPSMT
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 21.6x 43.2xmedian 21.6x 32.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 9.7x 20.9xmedian 9.7x 14.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 17.8x 70.4xmedian 17.8x 71.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.0x 9.1xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.05median 1.06 2.55median 1.06 2.67median 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 monthsBJWMTPSMT
Revenue $22.81B $735.84B $5.69B
Gross profit $4.16B $185.66B $1.00B
Operating income $856.70M $32.28B $256.74M
Net income $594.50M $22.55B $160.49M
Free cash flow $358.22M $13.51B $73.74M
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $2.77 $5.30
Cash & equivalents $29.98M $11.53B $208.44M
Total debt $629.25M $191.72B $183.15M
Shares (diluted) 127.74M 7.98B 30.27M
Enterprise value $13.36B $913.14B $3.98B

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
MetricBJWMTPSMT
P/E 22.6x 43.2x 32.2x
P/FCF 37.4x 70.4x 71.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 22.2x 19.2x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 0.9x
P/B 6.1x 9.1x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 9.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 20.9x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 30.7x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 39.0x 73.3x 69.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 23.1x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.05 2.55 2.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBJWMTPSMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 6.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 5.3% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 7.6% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 6.7% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 11.4% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 14.0% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.7% 2.9% 10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 16.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 3.9% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 16.9% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 11.7% 24.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 4.3% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% -1.8% -20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% -11.1% -21.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBJWMTPSMT
Gross margin 18.2% 25.2% 17.6%
EBITDA margin 5.1% 6.4% 6.2%
Operating margin 3.8% 4.4% 4.5%
Pretax margin 3.6% 4.0% 3.9%
Net margin 2.6% 3.0% 2.8%
FCF margin 1.6% 1.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 5.8% 4.8%
Return on equity 27.5% 21.9% 11.8%
Return on assets 7.5% 7.7% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 21.9% 16.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 17.2% 18.3% 15.6%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.5x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBJWMTPSMT
Debt / assets 7.9% 17.2% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.7x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 64.4% 44.7%
Equity / assets 27.5% 35.6% 55.3%
Interest coverage 18.5x 17.4x 16.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.74 6.26 6.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBJWMTPSMT
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 0.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –

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.

ConsensusBJWMTPSMT
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +1.3% +12.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.89BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026 $5.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +6.4% +24.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBJWMTPSMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 37.2% 91.1%
Institutions holding 638 4,408 386
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +6.2% +4.4%
Institutions buying 325 2,092 215
Institutions selling 232 1,838 116
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.14 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.

BJWMTPSMT
BJ 1.00 0.41 0.14
WMT 0.41 1.00 0.33
PSMT 0.14 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BJ, WMT and PSMT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.51B, Walmart (WMT) $956.71B, Pricesmart (PSMT) $5.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, BJ, WMT and PSMT?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.7x, Walmart (WMT) 43.3x, Pricesmart (PSMT) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is cheapest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.2x, Walmart (WMT) 38.8x, Pricesmart (PSMT) 31.7x). 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: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%, Pricesmart (PSMT) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walmart (WMT) has the highest net margin (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pricesmart (PSMT) returned the most: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +13.2%, Walmart (WMT) +12.2%, Pricesmart (PSMT) +38.9%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +11.5%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr, Pricesmart (PSMT) +17.9%/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%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 0.00%. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) and Pricesmart (PSMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walmart (WMT) has been the steadiest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%, Pricesmart (PSMT) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BJ, WMT 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, Walmart (WMT) leads on 4. 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.