WMT vs COST vs KO
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
COST63.3
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$989.11 +1.13%$438.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
KO72.0
The Coca-Cola Company
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$93.90 +2.02%$404.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
WMT COST KO · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-04 |
| 13F net change in holders | −35 | −6 | +72 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,795 | 1,768 | 1,841 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,441 | 1,430 | 1,393 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +354 | +338 | +448 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 42.8x
86th
|
47.5x
100th
|
28.2x
33rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.53
50th
|
3.49
100th
|
2.54
75th
|
| Price / sales | 1.3x
71st
|
1.4x
86th
|
8.1x
89th
|
| Price / book | 9.6x
86th
|
12.2x
100th
|
11.2x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | 12.7x
100th
|
11.7x
86th
|
44.3x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 70.0x
86th
|
46.7x
71st
|
28.3x
89th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 22.0x
86th
|
27.7x
100th
|
24.7x
78th
|
| Enterprise value | $1.01T
100th
|
$425.6B
86th
|
$431.2B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 1.4x
57th
|
1.4x
71st
|
8.6x
88th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 21.5x
86th
|
29.6x
100th
|
21.7x
75th
|
| EV / EBIT | 31.8x
86th
|
36.4x
100th
|
22.9x
62nd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 74.6x
100th
|
45.3x
71st
|
30.2x
62nd
|
| Earnings yield | 2.3%
14th
|
2.1%
0th
|
3.5%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 1.4%
14th
|
2.1%
29th
|
3.5%
11th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.5%
14th
|
3.6%
0th
|
4.0%
22nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $27.69
0th
|
$194.01
100th
|
$25.02
75th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 25.2%
43rd
|
12.8%
0th
|
61.9%
100th
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.4%
43rd
|
4.7%
0th
|
39.6%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 4.4%
29th
|
3.9%
0th
|
29.6%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 4.3%
29th
|
3.9%
14th
|
37.5%
100th
|
| Net margin | 3.0%
29th
|
3.0%
43rd
|
28.6%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 3.4%
43rd
|
2.9%
14th
|
24.8%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 1.8%
29th
|
3.1%
43rd
|
28.5%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 5.8%
43rd
|
5.2%
29th
|
32.6%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 20.8%
43rd
|
9.0%
0th
|
30.0%
56th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.3%
71st
|
0.5%
56th
|
| Effective tax rate | 23.3%
14th
|
24.7%
71st
|
16.4%
11th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 23.4%
43rd
|
28.4%
86th
|
44.2%
78th
|
| ROA | 7.8%
57th
|
11.1%
86th
|
13.5%
67th
|
| ROIC | 15.4%
71st
|
38.1%
100th
|
19.6%
56th
|
| ROCE | 17.8%
71st
|
25.9%
100th
|
22.7%
44th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.2%
43rd
|
14.1%
86th
|
17.7%
44th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 26.7%
57th
|
68.6%
100th
|
25.8%
50th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 63.2%
100th
|
43.7%
43rd
|
28.7%
22nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 11.9%
71st
|
40.2%
100th
|
17.8%
33rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 12.7%
71st
|
51.0%
100th
|
20.0%
57th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 20.0%
43rd
|
27.6%
71st
|
41.1%
57th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 49.8%
50th
|
38.3%
33rd
|
134.3%
78th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.2%
43rd
|
10.1%
71st
|
6.5%
33rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 5.7%
57th
|
35.7%
100th
|
7.3%
22nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 5.3%
43rd
|
7.8%
71st
|
4.3%
38th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.4%
43rd
|
9.1%
71st
|
6.6%
43rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 6.7%
43rd
|
9.4%
71st
|
6.3%
50th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 14.0%
86th
|
12.9%
71st
|
10.8%
57th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 3.4%
17th
|
13.9%
67th
|
17.5%
62nd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 16.3%
86th
|
13.6%
71st
|
10.9%
71st
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 3.9%
0th
|
14.0%
67th
|
17.5%
62nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 16.9%
86th
|
13.6%
57th
|
11.1%
71st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 18.4%
100th
|
13.0%
86th
|
12.3%
67th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -1.8%
29th
|
19.8%
43rd
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -11.1%
14th
|
11.7%
29th
|
14.6%
38th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 4.3%
14th
|
12.7%
43rd
|
13.8%
62nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 7.9%
14th
|
12.6%
57th
|
11.8%
71st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.3%
50th
|
4.0%
100th
|
9.6%
60th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 15.3%
57th
|
20.8%
71st
|
10.1%
56th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 24.9%
43rd
|
12.8%
0th
|
61.3%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.3%
29th
|
3.8%
0th
|
26.6%
88th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 2.8%
43rd
|
3.0%
57th
|
25.8%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 1.9%
29th
|
2.9%
43rd
|
15.5%
88th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 1.00
86th
|
0.99
71st
|
0.95
75th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.92
57th
|
0.99
100th
|
0.94
88th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
100th
|
0.98
71st
|
0.98
88th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $11.5B
86th
|
$21.3B
100th
|
$16.4B
89th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$62.2B
0th
|
$12.7B
100th
|
−$27.2B
22nd
|
| Working capital | −$26.9B
0th
|
$2.6B
100th
|
$7.7B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 0.77
14th
|
1.06
43rd
|
1.30
56th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.23
14th
|
0.62
100th
|
1.12
50th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.10
14th
|
0.48
100th
|
0.65
56th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 54 days
14th
|
339 days
100th
|
454 days
67th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $73.8B
100th
|
$8.6B
57th
|
$43.5B
89th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.75
43rd
|
0.24
14th
|
1.20
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.63
43rd
|
−0.36
0th
|
0.75
62nd
|
| Debt / assets | 25.1%
43rd
|
9.6%
0th
|
40.3%
67th
|
| Debt / capital | 42.9%
43rd
|
19.3%
14th
|
54.6%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.58
29th
|
0.60
0th
|
2.20
44th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.33
43rd
|
−0.89
0th
|
1.37
56th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 13.4x
17th
|
80.6x
100th
|
12.0x
71st
|
| Cash interest coverage | 18.2x
17th
|
109.1x
100th
|
10.4x
71st
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.7 yrs
29th
|
0.5 yrs
0th
|
2.7 yrs
56th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 64.4%
43rd
|
59.8%
29th
|
64.5%
56th
|
| IS credit model rating | A- | AAA | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 175
57th
|
50
0th
|
125
44th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 2.61
71st
|
3.65
100th
|
0.47
11th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.48
57th
|
7.91
100th
|
5.20
67th
|
| Inventory turnover | 9.2
71st
|
14.1
100th
|
3.9
11th
|
| Receivables turnover | 68.2
0th
|
84.7
40th
|
12.7
100th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 5 days
100th
|
4 days
71st
|
29 days
0th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 40 days
29th
|
26 days
0th
|
93 days
89th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 41 days
57th
|
29 days
14th
|
310 days
100th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 4 days
29th
|
1 days
0th
|
−188 days
0th
|
| Capex / revenue | 4.0%
71st
|
2.1%
0th
|
4.1%
67th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.95
43rd
|
2.41
86th
|
1.98
89th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 21.2%
43rd
|
8.8%
0th
|
28.0%
56th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.94
71st
|
1.72
14th
|
1.14
22nd
|
| FCF / net income | 0.61
14th
|
1.02
57th
|
1.00
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 31.5%
14th
|
59.3%
57th
|
87.5%
67th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 68.5%
86th
|
40.7%
43rd
|
12.5%
33rd
|
| Accruals ratio | -7.4%
43rd
|
-7.9%
29th
|
-1.9%
67th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -7.3%
14th
|
-1.6%
100th
|
1.9%
78th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
1.00
44th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 53
14th
|
63
86th
|
72
78th
|
| IS profitability | 40
57th
|
40
43rd
|
92
89th
|
| IS growth | 48
0th
|
59
71st
|
60
56th
|
| IS value | 34
14th
|
30
0th
|
41
44th
|
| IS momentum | 76
0th
|
84
71st
|
81
56th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
43rd
|
100
43rd
|
100
56th
|
| IS quality | 70
57th
|
78
86th
|
87
78th
|
| IS balance sheet | 61
43rd
|
85
100th
|
67
56th
|
| IS earnings quality | 84
43rd
|
83
14th
|
86
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 43
14th
|
65
100th
|
68
67th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
14th
|
8
86th
|
9
89th
|
| Altman Z-score | 6.1
86th
|
9.1
100th
|
5.3
56th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.81
43rd
|
−2.62
86th
|
−2.67
25th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.55
29th
|
−8.77
14th
|
−8.60
44th
|
| IS credit score | 69
43rd
|
97
100th
|
78
56th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $945.5B
100th
|
$438.3B
86th
|
$404.0B
100th
|
| Revenue | $735.8B
100th
|
$303.2B
86th
|
$50.1B
78th
|
| EBITDA | $46.8B
100th
|
$14.4B
86th
|
$19.8B
89th
|
| Net income | $22.1B
100th
|
$9.2B
86th
|
$14.3B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $13.5B
100th
|
$9.4B
86th
|
$14.3B
100th
|
| Total assets | $293.9B
100th
|
$89.0B
86th
|
$107.9B
89th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $98.2B
100th
|
$35.8B
86th
|
$36.1B
100th
|
| Employees | 2,100,000
100th
|
355,000
71st
|
65,900
78th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.8% | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 1 week | +6.7% | +4.5% | +6.6% |
| 1 month | +11.3% | +10.7% | +6.6% |
| 3 months | +5.9% | +5.9% | +14.3% |
| 6 months | −6.8% | −1.1% | +23.9% |
| Year to date | +5.4% | +15.9% | +35.8% |
| 1 year | +9.2% | +3.7% | +40.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +131.0% | +81.2% | +86.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +170.0% | +130.0% | +96.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | WMT | COST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 73.0 | 72.5 | 75.2 |
| From 52-week high | −12.1% | −9.8% | −0.3% |
| From 52-week low | +20.4% | +17.2% | +40.7% |
| Beta | 0.58 | 0.87 | 0.32 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17