KO vs PRMB vs WMT Stock Comparison

Coca Cola, Primo Brands and Walmart Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$392.31B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.30%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$19.20 -1.5% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.96B
P/E
69.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
2.40%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
WMT Walmart Inc.
$119.32 +10.5% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$946.65B
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$735.84B
Div. yield
0.83%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walmart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walmart 5, Primo Brands 4, Coca Cola 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPRMBWMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $392.31B $6.96B $946.65B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 69.5x 43.0x KO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x 14.7x 38.6x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +11.5% +6.2% PRMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.5% 3.0% WMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% 16.1% WMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 0.8x WMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% 2.40% 0.83% PRMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.1% -14.9% +14.2% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +3.8%/yr +19.3%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 51.1% 26.6% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 48/100 PRMB

Percentile Scorecard

KOPRMBWMT

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

AxisKOPRMBWMT
Valuation 19 #31 of 38 70 #12 of 38 10 #36 of 40
Growth 50 #17 of 33 75 #9 of 33 43 #22 of 38
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 53 #15 of 31 80 #8 of 36
Financial Health 61 #15 of 37 25 #28 of 37 64 #15 of 40
Shareholder Returns 55 #11 of 23 73 #7 of 23 44 #16 of 28
Overall 52 59 48
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • 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

PeriodKOPRMBWMTSPY
1 month +3.8%-1.5%+10.5% -0.2%
3 months +3.2%-18.4%+5.5% +3.9%
6 months +16.4%-2.5%-6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +30.4%+17.4%+7.1% +12.9%
1 year +30.1%-14.9%+14.2% +12.3%
3 years +65.1%+47.9%+122.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%+14.0%+30.5% +23.3%
5 years +62.7%+20.2%+141.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%+3.8%+19.3% +10.9%
10 years +116.5%+46.0%+412.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+3.9%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKOPRMBWMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%51.1%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.0%57.4%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.87-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.57-0.290.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-59.4%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-24.4%-11.1% -1.2%
52-week high $95.34$25.40$134.20 $779.14
52-week low $67.54$14.46$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.

MultipleKOPRMBWMT
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.1x 69.5xmedian 26.1x 43.0xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 10.4xmedian 14.0x 20.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 18.1x 19.0xmedian 18.1x 70.1xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 9.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 2.07 —median 2.07 2.54median 1.19

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 monthsKOPRMBWMT
Revenue $51.05B $6.74B $735.84B
Gross profit $31.82B $1.97B $185.66B
Operating income $15.34B $482.70M $32.28B
Net income $14.78B $100.30M $22.55B
Free cash flow – $366.70M $13.51B
EPS (diluted) $3.39 $0.27 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $13.45B $366.80M $11.53B
Total debt $73.00M $5.16B $50.41B
Shares (diluted) 4.31B 365.67M 7.98B
Enterprise value $357.47B $5.50B $909.36B

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
MetricKOPRMBWMT
P/E 26.8x 69.5x 43.0x
P/FCF 25.9x 19.0x 70.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 8.5x 22.1x
P/S 7.7x 1.0x 1.3x
P/B 9.9x 2.3x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 102.3x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.4x 20.8x
EV/EBIT – 24.3x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 1.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 32.0x 73.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 14.4x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 – 2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPRMBWMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 11.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 3.3% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 40.9% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 308.5% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 314.9% 3.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 113.4% 49.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.5% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPRMBWMT
Gross margin – 29.2% 25.2%
EBITDA margin – 16.8% 6.4%
Operating margin – 7.2% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 2.7% 4.0%
Net margin – 1.5% 3.0%
FCF margin – 5.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 31.8% 12.1% 5.8%
Return on equity 38.0% 3.4% 21.9%
Return on assets 13.7% 0.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 5.2% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 8.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPRMBWMT
Debt / assets – 48.5% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 14.1x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets – 72.0% 64.4%
Equity / assets 36.6% 28.0% 35.6%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 17.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.07 6.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPRMBWMT
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 5.8% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 162.5% 34.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.5% 57.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.9% 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.

ConsensusKOPRMBWMT
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.24FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +5.3% +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.01BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +6.6% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPRMBWMT
Held by institutions 75.2% 100.0% 37.2%
Institutions holding 3,642 385 4,410
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.6% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,807 214 2,093
Institutions selling 1,359 124 1,839
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.73 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.

KOPRMBWMT
KO 1.00 0.07 0.36
PRMB 0.07 1.00 0.10
WMT 0.36 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KO, PRMB and WMT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola (KO) $392.31B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $6.96B, Walmart (WMT) $946.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, KO, PRMB and WMT?

Coca Cola (KO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola (KO) 26.8x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 69.5x, Walmart (WMT) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 14.7x, Walmart (WMT) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Primo Brands (PRMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walmart (WMT) has the highest net margin (Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Walmart (WMT) leads (Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -14.9%, Walmart (WMT) +14.2%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +3.8%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primo Brands (PRMB) has the highest dividend yield: Coca Cola (KO) 2.30%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 2.40%, Walmart (WMT) 0.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KO, PRMB 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 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.