GO vs WMT vs SBH Stock Comparison

Grocery Outlet Holding, Walmart and Sally Beauty Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMT Walmart Inc.
$120.29 +11.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$944.78B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$735.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGOWMTSBHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $944.78B $1.67B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 42.8x 8.7x SBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 38.9x 8.2x SBH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +6.2% +1.1% WMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 3.0% 5.2% SBH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 16.1% 14.1% WMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.8x 1.5x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +13.3% +15.0% SBH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.5%/yr +19.6%/yr +2.6%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.5% 26.6% 42.8% WMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 48/100 74/100 SBH

Percentile Scorecard

GOWMTSBH

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

AxisGOWMTSBH
Valuation 46 #22 of 40 10 #36 of 40 95 #3 of 40
Growth 14 #33 of 38 43 #22 of 38 38 #24 of 38
Profitability 20 #29 of 36 80 #8 of 36 89 #5 of 36
Financial Health 41 #24 of 40 64 #15 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Shareholder Returns 7 #26 of 28 44 #16 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Overall 26 48 74
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SBH ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOWMTSBHSPY
1 month +18.0%+11.4%+1.5% -0.8%
3 months +38.6%+7.7%+16.2% +3.5%
6 months +63.0%-5.7%+22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.3%+8.0%+22.3% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+13.3%+15.0% +13.0%
3 years -51.7%+123.9%+105.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -21.6%+30.9%+27.2% +23.1%
5 years -39.4%+144.6%+13.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.5%+19.6%+2.6% +11.0%
10 years —+418.5%-31.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.9%-3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGOWMTSBHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.5%26.6%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%28.4%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.49-0.090.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.500.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-26.0%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-10.4%-1.0% -1.8%
52-week high $14.62$134.20$17.62 $779.14
52-week low $5.79$100.61$11.82 $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.

MultipleGOWMTSBH
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.0x 43.3xmedian 22.0x 8.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 9.8x 21.0xmedian 9.8x 5.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 106.9xmedian 17.8x 70.6xmedian 17.8x 6.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 9.1xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.18 2.56median 1.18 0.89median 1.18

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 monthsGOWMTSBH
Revenue $4.74B $735.84B $3.73B
Gross profit $1.42B $185.66B $1.94B
Operating income -$374.22M $32.28B $314.21M
Net income -$381.25M $22.55B $192.27M
Free cash flow $12.11M $13.51B $241.21M
EPS (diluted) $-3.82 $2.77 $1.96
Cash & equivalents $74.20M $11.53B $173.10M
Total debt $505.60M $50.41B $807.57M
Shares (diluted) 99.77M 7.98B 97.91M
Enterprise value $1.01B $901.21B $1.03B

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
MetricGOWMTSBH
P/E -3.4x 43.3x 8.6x
P/FCF 106.9x 70.6x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 22.2x 4.5x
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 0.4x
P/B 1.6x 9.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 9.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.2x 21.0x 5.5x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 30.8x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 142.5x 73.5x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 23.1x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 2.56 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOWMTSBH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.2% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 5.3% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 7.6% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.7% 0.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -992.6% 11.4% -4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% 14.0% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,788% 2.9% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -94.2% 16.3% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,726% 3.9% 4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -94.6% 16.9% 9.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% 11.7% 39.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 4.3% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.5% -1.8% 43.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.4% -11.1% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOWMTSBH
Gross margin 30.0% 25.2% 52.1%
EBITDA margin -5.1% 6.4% 11.1%
Operating margin -7.9% 4.4% 8.4%
Pretax margin -8.5% 4.0% 6.9%
Net margin -8.0% 3.0% 5.2%
FCF margin 0.3% 1.8% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 5.8% 9.9%
Return on equity -47.0% 21.9% 22.5%
Return on assets -12.8% 7.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 16.1% 14.1%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 18.3% 13.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 2.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOWMTSBH
Debt / assets 16.9% 17.2% 28.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.8x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 41.8x 3.7x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 64.4% 69.8%
Equity / assets 27.3% 35.6% 30.2%
Interest coverage – 17.4x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.57 6.27 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOWMTSBH
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.7% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.6% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusGOWMTSBH
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 38.9xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $2.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.9%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% +1.6% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.93BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +6.5% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOWMTSBH
Held by institutions 100.0% 37.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 243 4,408 248
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +6.2% +13.4%
Institutions buying 152 2,092 125
Institutions selling 65 1,838 83
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.14 1.51

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.

GOWMTSBH
GO 1.00 0.25 0.23
WMT 0.25 1.00 0.13
SBH 0.23 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GO, WMT and SBH?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.27B, Walmart (WMT) $944.78B, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) $1.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, GO, WMT and SBH?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.3x, Walmart (WMT) 42.8x, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is cheapest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 25.6x, Walmart (WMT) 38.9x, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.2x). 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%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) has the highest net margin (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Walmart (WMT) leads (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) returned the most: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -13.7%, Walmart (WMT) +13.3%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +15.0%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -9.5%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.6%/yr, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 0.00%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 0.00%. Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) and Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walmart (WMT) has been the steadiest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.5%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GO, WMT and SBH?

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 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.