WMT vs KO vs DG Stock Comparison

Walmart, Coca Cola and Dollar General 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
4 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$92.70 +5.2% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$398.65B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.13B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
DG Dollar General Corp
$132.70 +10.1% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.31B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionWMTKODGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $956.71B $398.65B $28.31B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.3x 27.8x 16.6x DG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x 28.6x 16.4x DG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +6.5% +4.8% KO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 28.6% 3.9% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 15.4% 13.6% WMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.9x 0.8x WMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% DG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +32.5% +28.8% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.4%/yr +11.2%/yr -9.6%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 19.2% 37.9% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 59/100 66/100 DG

Percentile Scorecard

WMTKODG

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

AxisWMTKODG
Valuation 10 #36 of 40 27 #28 of 38 67 #14 of 40
Growth 43 #22 of 38 63 #13 of 33 62 #15 of 38
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 97 #2 of 32 81 #8 of 37
Financial Health 64 #15 of 40 60 #16 of 38 59 #17 of 40
Shareholder Returns 44 #16 of 28 48 #13 of 24 59 #12 of 28
Overall 47 59 66
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMTKODGSPY
1 month +8.5%+5.2%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%+12.7%+13.2% +2.9%
6 months -7.7%+21.0%+9.9% +6.4%
Year to date +7.6%+32.6%-0.1% +11.4%
1 year +12.2%+32.5%+28.8% +13.1%
3 years +120.3%+66.6%+13.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.1%+18.6%+4.4% +21.5%
5 years +142.4%+70.2%-39.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.4%+11.2%-9.6% +10.9%
10 years +426.3%+120.0%+95.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.1%+8.2%+6.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWMTKODGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%19.2%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%16.8%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.270.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.461.700.76 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-20.9%-73.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-2.8%-15.1% -2.5%
52-week high $134.20$95.34$156.24 $779.14
52-week low $100.61$67.54$95.94 $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.

MultipleWMTKODG
P/E now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 21.6x 27.9xmedian 27.0x 17.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.5x 8.0xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 9.7x 27.0xmedian 14.4x 9.2xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 70.4xmedian 17.8x 27.9xmedian 18.3x 14.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 3.0x 10.4xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 1.06 2.51median 2.03 -2.16median 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 monthsWMTKODG
Revenue $735.84B $50.13B $43.64B
Gross profit $185.66B $31.02B $13.60B
Operating income $32.28B $14.85B $2.44B
Net income $22.55B $14.40B $1.70B
Free cash flow $13.51B $14.30B $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $3.32 $7.69
Cash & equivalents $11.53B $12.91B $1.59B
Total debt $191.72B $177.22B $4.57B
Shares (diluted) 7.98B 4.31B 221.51M
Enterprise value $913.14B $385.12B $22.99B

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
MetricWMTKODG
P/E 43.2x 27.9x 17.2x
P/FCF 70.4x 27.9x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 24.4x 8.8x
P/S 1.3x 8.0x 0.7x
P/B 9.1x 10.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 15.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 27.0x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 30.7x 28.9x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 8.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 73.3x 30.0x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 26.2x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 2.51 -2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMTKODG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 6.5% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.3% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 7.3% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 6.3% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 12.9% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 10.8% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.9% 18.0% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 11.1% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.9% 17.6% 42.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 11.1% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.7% 1,156% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 13.8% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 2,080% 8.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 14.6% 178.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMTKODG
Gross margin 25.2% 61.9% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 6.4% 31.7% 8.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 29.6% 5.6%
Pretax margin 4.0% 34.4% 5.1%
Net margin 3.0% 28.6% 3.9%
FCF margin 1.8% 28.5% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 32.6% 7.6%
Return on equity 21.9% 38.9% 18.8%
Return on assets 7.7% 13.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 15.4% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 18.3% 18.4% 9.9%
Asset turnover 2.5x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMTKODG
Debt / assets 17.2% 40.3% 14.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 3.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 64.5% 71.1%
Equity / assets 35.6% 35.5% 28.9%
Interest coverage 17.4x 9.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.26 5.53 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMTKODG
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.3% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.1% – 30.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 57.0% – 25.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.3% – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 1.1%

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.

ConsensusWMTKODG
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $8.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% +11.7% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $719.70BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026 $43.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +0.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMTKODG
Held by institutions 37.2% 75.2% 98.1%
Institutions holding 4,408 3,641 1,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +1.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 2,092 1,806 538
Institutions selling 1,838 1,359 421
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.33 1.28

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.

WMTKODG
WMT 1.00 0.35 0.35
KO 0.35 1.00 0.21
DG 0.35 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WMT, KO and DG?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walmart (WMT) $956.71B, Coca Cola (KO) $398.65B, Dollar General (DG) $28.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, WMT, KO and DG?

Dollar General (DG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walmart (WMT) 43.3x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.8x, Dollar General (DG) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dollar General (DG) is cheapest (Walmart (WMT) 38.8x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.6x, Dollar General (DG) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola (KO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walmart (WMT) +6.2%, Coca Cola (KO) +6.5%, Dollar General (DG) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Walmart (WMT) 3.0%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.6%, Dollar General (DG) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Walmart (WMT) leads (Walmart (WMT) 16.1%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.4%, Dollar General (DG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Walmart (WMT) +12.2%, Coca Cola (KO) +32.5%, Dollar General (DG) +28.8%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +11.2%/yr, Dollar General (DG) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dollar General (DG) has the highest dividend yield: Walmart (WMT) 0.01%, Coca Cola (KO) 0.00%, Dollar General (DG) 0.02%. Coca Cola (KO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Walmart (WMT) 26.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Dollar General (DG) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WMT, KO and DG?

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 4. 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.