Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: HD stock price vs COST: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at COST's multiple
Needs COST P/E.
Implied fair value · at HD's multiple
Needs HD P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
The Home Depot, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$86.60
Base
$109.07
Bull
$140.31
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe HD can sustain its superior margins while narrowing the growth gap versus COST, then HD looks attractive on a relative P/E basis because the current price of $357.94 is far below the $743.70 COST-implied value; however, if COST's higher ROIC and faster growth deserve the premium, the re-rating upside is less certain.
On a P/E basis, HD trades well below COST-implied value of $743.70 versus its current price of $357.94, implying 107.8% upside from COST multiple. However, COST comparison is distorted by COST's much higher P/E of 52.3x versus HD's 25.2x, so the gap may reflect a quality/growth premium rather than simple mispricing.
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