WMT vs COST vs TBBB Stock Comparison

Walmart, Costco Wholesale and Bbb Foods Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,003.32 +10.9% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$446.27B
P/E
48.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
3 wins
TBBB Bbb Foods Inc
$58.47 +12.9% 1M +101.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.71B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.09B
Div. yield
–
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bbb Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bbb Foods 5, Walmart 3, Costco Wholesale 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWMTCOSTTBBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $956.71B $446.27B $6.71B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.3x 48.4x 17.7x TBBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x 47.2x — WMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +10.1% +49.6% TBBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 3.0% 7.5% TBBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 21.7% — COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.1x — COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +6.5% +101.6% TBBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.4%/yr +15.8%/yr — WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 20.0% 44.0% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 51/100 63/100 TBBB

Percentile Scorecard

WMTCOSTTBBB

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

AxisWMTCOSTTBBB
Valuation 10 #36 of 40 8 #37 of 40 31 #28 of 40
Growth 43 #22 of 38 78 #9 of 38 97 #2 of 38
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 72 #11 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Financial Health 64 #15 of 40 85 #7 of 40 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #16 of 28 11 #25 of 28 –
Overall 47 51 63
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • TBBB ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMTCOSTTBBBSPY
1 month +8.5%+10.9%+12.9% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%+7.3%+45.2% +2.9%
6 months -7.7%-0.8%+56.9% +6.4%
Year to date +7.6%+16.3%+75.1% +11.4%
1 year +12.2%+6.5%+101.6% +13.1%
3 years +120.3%+81.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.1%+22.1%— +21.5%
5 years +142.4%+108.2%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.4%+15.8%— +10.9%
10 years +426.3%+573.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.1%+21.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWMTCOSTTBBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%20.0%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%19.6%41.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.200.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.332.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-31.5%-29.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-8.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $134.20$1,094.32$58.47 $779.14
52-week low $100.61$850.00$26.22 $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.

MultipleWMTCOSTTBBB
P/E now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 21.6x 48.3xmedian 21.6x 17.7xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 9.7x 29.9xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 70.4xmedian 17.8x 47.4xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 3.0x 12.4xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 1.06 3.55median 1.06 —median 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 monthsWMTCOSTTBBB
Revenue $735.84B $303.15B $5.09B
Gross profit $185.66B $38.88B $833.04M
Operating income $32.28B $11.69B $341.21M
Net income $22.55B $9.23B $379.57M
Free cash flow $13.51B $9.38B –
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $20.76 $3.30
Cash & equivalents $11.53B $20.21B –
Total debt $191.72B $23.19B $311.79M
Shares (diluted) 7.98B 444.43M 115.02M
Enterprise value $913.14B $369.55B $5.86B

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
MetricWMTCOSTTBBB
P/E 43.2x 48.3x 17.7x
P/FCF 70.4x 47.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 28.1x –
P/S 1.3x 1.5x 1.3x
P/B 9.1x 12.4x –
P/Tangible book 9.1x 12.4x –
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 29.9x –
EV/EBIT 30.7x 36.8x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 73.3x 45.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 27.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 3.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMTCOSTTBBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 10.1% 49.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 7.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 10.0% 51.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 9.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 12.5% 1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 12.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.9% 13.9% 166.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 13.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 3.9% 14.0% 223.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 13.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.7% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 19.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMTCOSTTBBB
Gross margin 25.2% 12.8% 16.4%
EBITDA margin 6.4% 4.7% –
Operating margin 4.4% 3.9% 6.7%
Pretax margin 4.0% 4.0% 7.2%
Net margin 3.0% 3.0% 7.5%
FCF margin 1.8% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 5.2% –
Return on equity 21.9% 26.6% –
Return on assets 7.7% 10.5% –
Return on invested capital 16.1% 21.7% –
Return on capital employed 18.3% 26.7% –
Asset turnover 2.5x 3.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMTCOSTTBBB
Debt / assets 17.2% 6.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 59.8% –
Equity / assets 35.6% 40.2% –
Interest coverage 17.4x 80.6x 3.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 6.26 9.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMTCOSTTBBB
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.7% –
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.

ConsensusWMTCOSTTBBB
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 47.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $21.24FY2027 $-0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +2.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% +22.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $719.70BFY2026 $345.31BFY2027 $5.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +13.9%FY2027 +27.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -4.5% +33.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMTCOSTTBBB
Held by institutions 37.2% 73.2% 61.4%
Institutions holding 4,408 4,208 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +5.0% +19.2%
Institutions buying 2,092 1,920 118
Institutions selling 1,838 1,704 32
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.13 3.69

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.

WMTCOSTTBBB
WMT 1.00 0.62 0.07
COST 0.62 1.00 0.00
TBBB 0.07 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WMT, COST and TBBB?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walmart (WMT) $956.71B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $446.27B, Bbb Foods (TBBB) $6.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, WMT, COST and TBBB?

Bbb Foods (TBBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walmart (WMT) 43.3x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 48.4x, Bbb Foods (TBBB) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walmart (WMT) is cheapest (Walmart (WMT) 38.8x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bbb Foods (TBBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walmart (WMT) +6.2%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Bbb Foods (TBBB) +49.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bbb Foods (TBBB) has the highest net margin (Walmart (WMT) 3.0%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Bbb Foods (TBBB) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Walmart (WMT) 16.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bbb Foods (TBBB) returned the most: Walmart (WMT) +12.2%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +6.5%, Bbb Foods (TBBB) +101.6%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walmart (WMT) 0.01%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.00%, Bbb Foods (TBBB) 0.00%. Costco Wholesale (COST) and Bbb Foods (TBBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Walmart (WMT) 26.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Bbb Foods (TBBB) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WMT, COST and TBBB?

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