COST vs DIS vs WMT Stock Comparison

Costco Wholesale, Walt Disney and Walmart Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,003.32 +10.9% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$446.27B
P/E
48.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Walmart 3, Costco Wholesale 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOSTDISWMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $446.27B $192.02B $956.71B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.4x 22.3x 43.3x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.2x 15.2x 38.8x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +4.6% +6.2% COST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 8.7% 3.0% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.7% -18.0% 16.1% COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -1.2x 0.8x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% DIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -0.5% +12.2% WMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr -7.9%/yr +19.4%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.0% 27.2% 26.6% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 47/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

COSTDISWMT

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

AxisCOSTDISWMT
Valuation 8 #37 of 40 42 #73 of 124 10 #36 of 40
Growth 78 #9 of 38 61 #43 of 109 43 #22 of 38
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 39 #66 of 107 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 85 #7 of 40 64 #49 of 133 64 #15 of 40
Shareholder Returns 11 #25 of 28 81 #15 of 73 44 #16 of 28
Overall 51 57 47
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOSTDISWMTSPY
1 month +10.9%+8.7%+8.5% -1.0%
3 months +7.3%+18.6%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months -0.8%+9.6%-7.7% +6.4%
Year to date +16.3%-1.1%+7.6% +11.4%
1 year +6.5%-0.5%+12.2% +13.1%
3 years +81.8%+36.3%+120.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.1%+10.9%+30.1% +21.5%
5 years +108.2%-33.6%+142.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.8%-7.9%+19.4% +10.9%
10 years +573.5%+20.9%+426.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.0%+1.9%+18.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOSTDISWMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.0%27.2%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.6%27.7%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.62-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.020.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.5%-55.2%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-3.6%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $1,094.32$116.65$134.20 $779.14
52-week low $850.00$92.42$100.61 $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.

MultipleCOSTDISWMT
P/E now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 21.6x 22.7xmedian 17.2x 43.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.5x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 9.7x -6.7xmedian 9.5x 20.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.4xmedian 17.8x 23.4xmedian 9.5x 70.4xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 9.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.55median 1.06 0.39median 0.29 2.55median 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 monthsCOSTDISWMT
Revenue $303.15B $98.86B $735.84B
Gross profit $38.88B $43.29B $185.66B
Operating income $11.69B -$40.54B $32.28B
Net income $9.23B $9.24B $22.55B
Free cash flow $9.38B $8.29B $13.51B
EPS (diluted) $20.76 $4.93 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $20.21B $5.19B $11.53B
Total debt $23.19B $182.30B $191.72B
Shares (diluted) 444.43M 1.74B 7.98B
Enterprise value $369.55B $169.78B $913.14B

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
MetricCOSTDISWMT
P/E 48.3x 22.7x 43.2x
P/FCF 47.4x 23.4x 70.4x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x 11.4x 22.2x
P/S 1.5x 2.0x 1.3x
P/B 12.4x 1.7x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 12.4x 1.8x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.9x -6.7x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 36.8x -5.8x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 45.8x 28.4x 73.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.2x 13.8x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.55 0.39 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOSTDISWMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 4.6% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 4.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% -6.5% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 14.6% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.5% -18.3% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 7.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.9% -26.4% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 46.3% 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.0% -22.9% 3.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 58.8% 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -11.3% 11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 30.8% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% -28.2% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 42.8% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOSTDISWMT
Gross margin 12.8% 43.8% 25.2%
EBITDA margin 4.7% -35.4% 6.4%
Operating margin 3.9% -41.0% 4.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% 12.9% 4.0%
Net margin 3.0% 8.7% 3.0%
FCF margin 3.1% 8.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 17.2% 5.8%
Return on equity 26.6% 8.0% 21.9%
Return on assets 10.5% 4.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 21.7% -18.0% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 26.7% -23.9% 18.3%
Asset turnover 3.5x 0.5x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOSTDISWMT
Debt / assets 6.9% 22.5% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -1.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 5.6x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 42.9% 64.4%
Equity / assets 40.2% 57.1% 35.6%
Interest coverage 80.6x – 17.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.33 1.54 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOSTDISWMT
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 4.2% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.6% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 34.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 57.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 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.

ConsensusCOSTDISWMT
Forward P/E 47.2xFY2027 15.2xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.24FY2027 $7.38FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2027 +24.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.4% -2.6% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $345.31BFY2027 $95.51BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2027 +1.2%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +14.2% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOSTDISWMT
Held by institutions 73.2% 75.9% 37.2%
Institutions holding 4,208 2,940 4,408
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,920 1,209 2,092
Institutions selling 1,704 1,369 1,838
Buyers to sellers 1.13 0.88 1.14

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.

COSTDISWMT
COST 1.00 0.09 0.62
DIS 0.09 1.00 0.09
WMT 0.62 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COST, DIS and WMT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costco Wholesale (COST) $446.27B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Walmart (WMT) $956.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, COST, DIS and WMT?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costco Wholesale (COST) 48.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Walmart (WMT) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.2x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Walmart (WMT) 38.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Costco Wholesale (COST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walmart (WMT) returned the most: Costco Wholesale (COST) +6.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Walmart (WMT) +12.2%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.8%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest dividend yield: Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%. Costco Wholesale (COST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COST, DIS and WMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 6. 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.