GO vs HD vs WMT Stock Comparison

Grocery Outlet Holding, Home Depot and Walmart Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.64 +7.7% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.76B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walmart leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walmart 6, Home Depot 5, Grocery Outlet Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOHDWMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.30B $317.76B $956.71B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 22.3x 43.3x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 22.9x 38.8x HD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +2.5% +6.2% WMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 8.4% 3.0% HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 23.3% 16.1% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.0x 0.8x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.1% -17.0% +12.2% WMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -2.7%/yr +19.4%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 26.9% 26.6% WMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 41/100 47/100 WMT

Percentile Scorecard

GOHDWMT

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

AxisGOHDWMT
Valuation 44 #23 of 40 23 #80 of 104 10 #36 of 40
Growth 14 #33 of 38 29 #71 of 99 43 #22 of 38
Profitability 19 #30 of 37 90 #11 of 99 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 44 #23 of 40 32 #77 of 113 64 #15 of 40
Shareholder Returns 7 #26 of 28 31 #51 of 73 44 #16 of 28
Overall 26 41 47
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • 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

PeriodGOHDWMTSPY
1 month +19.2%+7.7%+8.5% -1.0%
3 months +47.6%-4.0%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months +70.3%-4.8%-7.7% +6.4%
Year to date +31.7%-7.1%+7.6% +11.4%
1 year -14.1%-17.0%+12.2% +13.1%
3 years -51.2%+12.8%+120.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -21.3%+4.1%+30.1% +21.5%
5 years -43.0%-12.7%+142.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.6%-2.7%+19.4% +10.9%
10 years —+152.5%+426.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.7%+18.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGOHDWMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%26.9%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%26.2%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.69-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.630.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-35.9%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-18.3%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $15.49$391.05$134.20 $779.14
52-week low $5.79$281.12$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.

MultipleGOHDWMT
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 21.6x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 43.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 9.7x 14.6xmedian 9.1x 20.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 108.8xmedian 17.8x 21.1xmedian 16.6x 70.4xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 9.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.06 -5.48median 0.73 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 monthsGOHDWMT
Revenue $4.74B $169.18B $735.84B
Gross profit $1.42B $56.18B $185.66B
Operating income -$374.22M $21.02B $32.28B
Net income -$381.25M $14.23B $22.55B
Free cash flow $12.11M $15.10B $13.51B
EPS (diluted) $-3.82 $14.28 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $74.20M $2.09B $11.53B
Total debt $505.60M $214.74B $191.72B
Shares (diluted) 99.77M 996.00M 7.98B
Enterprise value $1.04B $311.00B $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
MetricGOHDWMT
P/E -3.5x 22.3x 43.2x
P/FCF 108.8x 21.1x 70.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 17.0x 22.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 1.3x
P/B 1.6x 19.2x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 52.0x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA -7.3x 14.6x 20.9x
EV/EBIT -4.7x 17.6x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 144.5x 24.5x 73.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 19.7x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -5.48 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOHDWMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 2.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 3.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.1% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 2.7% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -992.6% -2.7% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% -3.0% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,788% -2.7% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -94.2% -4.3% 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,726% -2.9% 3.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -94.6% -4.1% 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% 5.1% 11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -1.5% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.5% 6.1% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.4% -2.5% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOHDWMT
Gross margin 30.0% 33.2% 25.2%
EBITDA margin -5.1% 15.0% 6.4%
Operating margin -7.9% 12.4% 4.4%
Pretax margin -8.5% 11.1% 4.0%
Net margin -8.0% 8.4% 3.0%
FCF margin 0.3% 8.9% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 11.1% 5.8%
Return on equity -47.0% 93.3% 21.9%
Return on assets -12.8% 13.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 23.3% 16.1%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 28.5% 18.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.6x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOHDWMT
Debt / assets 16.9% 48.4% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 41.8x 3.5x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 84.8% 64.4%
Equity / assets 27.3% 15.2% 35.6%
Interest coverage – 8.7x 17.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.57 5.53 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOHDWMT
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% 34.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% 57.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 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.

ConsensusGOHDWMT
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.9%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% +10.6% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.93BFY2026 $163.27BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +14.2% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOHDWMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 37.2%
Institutions holding 243 4,107 4,408
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.1% +6.2%
Institutions buying 152 1,917 2,092
Institutions selling 65 1,766 1,838
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.09 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.

GOHDWMT
GO 1.00 0.33 0.25
HD 0.33 1.00 0.33
WMT 0.25 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GO, HD and WMT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.30B, Home Depot (HD) $317.76B, Walmart (WMT) $956.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, GO, HD and WMT?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.4x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Walmart (WMT) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Home Depot (HD) is cheapest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 26.1x, Home Depot (HD) 22.9x, 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?

Walmart (WMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walmart (WMT) returned the most: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -14.1%, Home Depot (HD) -17.0%, Walmart (WMT) +12.2%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -10.6%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -2.7%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%. Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walmart (WMT) has been the steadiest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.6%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GO, HD 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, Walmart (WMT) 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.