COST vs EXPE vs H Stock Comparison

Costco Wholesale, Expedia and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,065.59 +13.9% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$467.84B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
4 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$272.48 +4.8% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.14B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$183.80 +15.5% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.33B
P/E
93.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.11B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 7, Costco Wholesale 4, Hyatt Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOSTEXPEHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $467.84B $31.14B $17.33B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.7x 15.3x 93.2x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.2x 13.4x 46.8x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +12.0% +2.8% EXPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 13.0% 2.6% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.7% 29.5% -38.0% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.5x -0.8x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% EXPE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.0% +27.4% +33.2% H
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +8.4%/yr +15.0%/yr COST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 54.4% 35.2% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 64/100 25/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

COSTEXPEH

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

AxisCOSTEXPEH
Valuation 8 #37 of 40 69 #53 of 166 7 #28 of 30
Growth 73 #11 of 38 75 #39 of 154 40 #16 of 26
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 97 #6 of 154 12 #23 of 26
Financial Health 85 #7 of 40 34 #119 of 179 35 #20 of 30
Shareholder Returns 11 #25 of 28 47 #52 of 97 33 #13 of 19
Overall 50 64 25
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOSTEXPEHSPY
1 month +13.9%+4.8%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months +12.3%-11.1%+2.8% -4.6%
6 months +5.3%+7.8%+7.8% +0.2%
Year to date +23.6%-3.8%+14.6% +7.5%
1 year +14.0%+27.4%+33.2% +8.2%
3 years +87.0%+144.2%+77.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +23.2%+34.7%+21.0% +19.0%
5 years +107.7%+49.6%+100.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.7%+8.4%+15.0% +9.4%
10 years +649.1%+117.6%+263.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +22.3%+8.1%+13.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOSTEXPEHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%54.4%35.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%55.1%34.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.201.230.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.500.94 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.5%-60.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-19.7%-9.1% -5.9%
52-week high $1,094.32$339.12$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $850.00$188.51$138.00 $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.

MultipleCOSTEXPEH
P/E now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 20.2x 16.1xmedian 18.0x 92.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 9.6x 8.7xmedian 15.5x -4.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 15.4x 7.0xmedian 11.4x 93.9xmedian 17.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 2.8x 12.6xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.77median 1.03 0.39median 0.38 -3.72median 0.36

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 monthsCOSTEXPEH
Revenue $303.15B $15.70B $7.11B
Gross profit $38.88B $14.20B $1.47B
Operating income $11.69B $2.51B -$5.10B
Net income $9.23B $2.04B $191.00M
Free cash flow $9.38B $4.46B $184.00M
R&D – $1.28B –
EPS (diluted) $20.76 $16.61 $1.93
Cash & equivalents $20.21B $6.68B $454.00M
Total debt $6.16B $5.46B $4.43B
Shares (diluted) 444.43M 122.55M 96.35M
Enterprise value $391.12B $6.31B $14.74B

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
MetricCOSTEXPEH
P/E 51.3x 16.1x 92.9x
P/FCF 50.3x 7.0x 93.9x
P/Operating cash flow 29.9x 6.0x 52.7x
P/S 1.6x 2.0x 2.4x
P/B 13.2x 12.6x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 19.6x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 31.8x 8.7x -4.4x
EV/EBIT 39.1x 11.8x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 48.7x 6.6x 115.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.9x 5.7x 64.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.77 0.39 -3.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOSTEXPEH
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 12.0% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 8.6% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% 13.0% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 10.3% -4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.5% 80.0% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 27.9% -85.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.9% 83.5% 322.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 31.4% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.0% 98.2% 309.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 41.0% -24.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 87.8% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 18.6% -22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% 123.3% 72.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 24.3% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOSTEXPEH
Gross margin 12.8% 90.4% 20.7%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 21.7% -67.5%
Operating margin 3.9% 16.0% -71.8%
Pretax margin 4.0% 15.5% 4.6%
Net margin 3.0% 13.0% 2.6%
FCF margin 3.1% 28.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 33.2% 4.6%
Return on equity 26.6% 94.7% 5.4%
Return on assets 10.5% 7.3% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 21.7% 29.5% -38.0%
Return on capital employed 26.7% 33.9% -48.4%
Asset turnover 3.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOSTEXPEH
Debt / assets 6.9% 18.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.5x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 1.2x 24.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 91.5% 74.7%
Equity / assets 40.2% 8.5% 25.3%
Interest coverage 80.6x 7.1x -18.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.65 1.48 0.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOSTEXPEH
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 6.0% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% -1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 20.5%

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.

ConsensusCOSTEXPEH
Forward P/E 50.2xFY2027 13.4xFY2026 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.22FY2027 $20.37FY2026 $3.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2027 +28.4%FY2026 +79.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.4% +15.4% +31.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $345.54BFY2027 $16.58BFY2026 $7.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.4% +1.5% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOSTEXPEH
Held by institutions 73.2% 100.0% 53.0%
Institutions holding 4,217 1,120 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +7.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,923 601 239
Institutions selling 1,708 363 178
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.66 1.34

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.

COSTEXPEH
COST 1.00 0.06 0.00
EXPE 0.06 1.00 0.41
H 0.00 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COST, EXPE and H?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costco Wholesale (COST) $467.84B, Expedia (EXPE) $31.14B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $17.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, COST, EXPE and H?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costco Wholesale (COST) 50.7x, Expedia (EXPE) 15.3x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 93.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 50.2x, Expedia (EXPE) 13.4x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 46.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expedia (EXPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -38.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyatt Hotels (H) returned the most: Costco Wholesale (COST) +14.0%, Expedia (EXPE) +27.4%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +33.2%. Over five years, Costco Wholesale (COST) compounded fastest (Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.7%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +8.4%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest dividend yield: Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%. 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) 20.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 54.4%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COST, EXPE and H?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expedia (EXPE) leads on 7. 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.