Costco Wholesale Corp /New
—- Market cap
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- Debt
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- Cash
- −$14.16B
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
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Fair value engine
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
COST · price snapshot
—Price unavailable
Implied fair value · at WMT's multiple
$743.14
18.21 COST Annual EPS×40.81x WMT P/E=$743.14
WMT · price snapshotP/E 40.81x
$111.41Close Dec 31, 2025
Implied fair value · at COST's multiple
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Needs COST P/E.
Metric by metric
Smart diff
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
6 metrics shown
MetricCOSTWMTDifference (COST − WMT)
Revenue growth (YoY)
Growth edge
8.2%
4.7%
COST: higher Revenue growth (YoY) by 3.4 percentage points
Gross margin
Reported gross margin
12.8%
24.9%
WMT: higher Gross margin by 12.1 percentage points
EBITDA proxy margin
Operating income + D&A
4.7%
N/M
Insufficient data
EV/Revenue
Lower is better
N/M
1.29x
Insufficient data
P/E
Not comparable
N/M
40.81x
Not comparable
Net debt / EBITDA proxy
Lower leverage
N/M
N/M
Insufficient data
Statements
Side-by-side financials
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Income statement · reported unitsCOSTWMTDelta
RevenueEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
Gross profitEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
Operating incomeEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
EBITDA proxyEnded 2025-08-31—
Net incomeEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
Diluted / combined EPS (reported share)Ended 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Different share bases
Revenue growthEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
Gross marginEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
Operating marginEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
EBITDA proxy marginEnded 2025-08-31—
Net marginEnded 2025-08-31Ended 2026-01-31Periods not aligned
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Trendline
Historical trends
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
COSTWMT
Price framework
Enterprise value
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Walmart Inc.
$917.93BPrice framework
Intrinsic value (DCF)
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
$31.42−71.8% vs $111.41
$249.04B equity value÷7.93B shares=$31.42
Bear
$26.01
Base
$31.42
Bull
$38.87
Cash-flow base
Balance sheet health
Solvency
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Piotroski F-Score
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
5/ 9 · COSTModerate
6/ 9 · WMTModerate
Altman Z-Score
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Relative positioning
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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