HD vs ROST vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Home Depot, Ross Stores and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$318.56 +8.7% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$317.92B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.92%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$230.09 -2.6% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.55B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.76%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 6, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 4, Home Depot 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDROSTSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.92B $73.55B $33.54B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 27.5x 21.8x SUNB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 28.5x 20.2x SUNB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +14.0% — ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 10.8% 13.3% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 33.9% 11.8% ROST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.8x 1.8x ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.92% 0.76% 1.28% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% +43.2% +16.1% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +15.3%/yr -0.5%/yr ROST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 26.1% 44.9% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 64/100 65/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

HDROSTSUNB

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

AxisHDROSTSUNB
Valuation 23 #80 of 104 10 #94 of 104 67 #16 of 46
Growth 29 #71 of 99 82 #19 of 99 –
Profitability 90 #11 of 98 91 #10 of 98 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 31 #78 of 112 87 #16 of 112 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 32 #49 of 72 52 #35 of 72 81 #7 of 32
Overall 41 64 65
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHDROSTSUNBSPY
1 month +8.7%-2.6%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.6%-8.3%+8.5% +3.9%
6 months -3.2%+2.0%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -7.4%+27.7%+19.9% +12.9%
1 year -17.3%+43.2%+16.1% +12.3%
3 years +15.2%+104.0%+42.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.8%+26.8%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years -14.3%+103.7%-2.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+15.3%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years +160.6%+269.3%+428.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.1%+14.0%+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHDROSTSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%26.1%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%24.5%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.511.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.641.650.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-41.3%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-9.8%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $391.05$255.23$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$158.07$60.42 $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.

MultipleHDROSTSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.7x 27.5xmedian 16.7x 21.8xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x 2.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.0x 18.0xmedian 9.0x 8.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.5x 26.4xmedian 16.5x 21.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 1.7x 10.9xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -5.46median 0.72 1.34median 0.72 —median 2.38

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 monthsHDROSTSUNB
Revenue $169.18B $24.51B $11.52B
Gross profit $56.18B $7.27B $4.56B
Operating income $21.02B $3.37B $2.46B
Net income $14.23B $2.66B $1.54B
Free cash flow $15.10B $2.79B $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $8.32 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $4.29B $32.00M
Total debt $214.74B $1.02B $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 319.45M 411.31M
Enterprise value $311.16B $56.48B $33.42B

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
MetricHDROSTSUNB
P/E 22.3x 27.5x 21.8x
P/FCF 21.1x 26.4x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 20.1x 9.2x
P/S 1.9x 3.0x 2.9x
P/B 19.1x 10.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 51.8x 10.9x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 18.0x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 20.9x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF 24.4x 25.2x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 19.2x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.46 1.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDROSTSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 14.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 8.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 22.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 30.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 16.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 28.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 18.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% 31.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 20.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 48.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 8.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 66.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 10.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDROSTSUNB
Gross margin 33.2% 29.7% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 16.0% 41.1%
Operating margin 12.4% 13.7% 21.4%
Pretax margin 11.1% 14.3% 18.0%
Net margin 8.4% 10.8% 13.3%
FCF margin 8.9% 11.4% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 14.9% 31.7%
Return on equity 93.3% 40.8% 20.7%
Return on assets 13.1% 16.9% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 33.9% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 28.5% 31.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDROSTSUNB
Debt / assets 48.4% 6.4% 36.2%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 57.8% 68.5%
Equity / assets 15.2% 42.2% 31.5%
Interest coverage 8.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.52 7.70 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDROSTSUNB
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.5% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% 20.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% 19.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusHDROSTSUNB
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +18.6% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.25BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +7.5% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDROSTSUNB
Held by institutions 75.0% 93.4% 78.3%
Institutions holding 4,109 1,420 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +4.7% +9.2%
Institutions buying 1,918 763 315
Institutions selling 1,767 440 136
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.73 2.32

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.

HDROSTSUNB
HD 1.00 0.35 0.28
ROST 0.35 1.00 0.12
SUNB 0.28 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD, ROST and SUNB?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $317.92B, Ross Stores (ROST) $73.55B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD, ROST and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.5x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.5x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ross Stores (ROST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Ross Stores (ROST) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -17.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) +43.2%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%. Over five years, Ross Stores (ROST) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.3%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 2.92%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.76%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 1.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.1%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HD, ROST and SUNB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ross Stores (ROST) 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.