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Costco vs Walmart

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Why Compare These Two

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp
Industry
Retail
Market Cap
$442 B
Daily Change
− 0.85%
WMTWalmart Inc.
Industry
Retail
Market Cap
$946 B
Daily Change
− 0.86%

Share of Combined Market Value

COST 32%WMT 68%

Both sell high volume at low prices. Costco earns a large part of its profit from membership fees and runs a narrow product range; Walmart relies on a far larger store network and on newer income such as advertising and online sales.

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

COST− 0.2%WMT− 6.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Selected

  • COSTCostco Wholesale Corp
    6M Return− 0.20%
    Today− 0.85%
  • WMTWalmart Inc.
    6M Return− 6.74%
    Today− 0.86%
  • Up to four stocks read side by side on the same scale.

Metrics Table

MetricCOSTWMT
Return
Last Price996.65119.26
Daily Change− 0.85%− 0.86%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
− 0.20%
− 6.74%
Valuation
Market Cap$442 B$946 B
P/E Ratio48.0143.21
Dividend Yield0.69%0.76%
Net MarginTrailing 12M3.0%3.0%
Risk
Beta0.870.54
52-Week Range8441,09799135

Company

  • COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
  • WMTConsumer Staples · Retail

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