Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: JWN stock price vs WMT: inconclusive — current versus $71.01 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at WMT's multiple
Implied fair value · at JWN's multiple
Needs JWN P/E.
Close Dec 31, 2025
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
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
17 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.
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.29x
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Nordstrom, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$26.01
Base
$31.42
Bull
$38.87
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.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe JWN can sustain its higher margin structure while improving growth and keeping leverage contained, then a cautious relative long on JWN versus WMT could make sense because JWN’s profitability metrics are stronger even though WMT has the better growth and balance sheet profile.
The valuation picture is incomplete because JWN has no listed market multiple inputs, while WMT trades at 40.8x P/E and 1.2x P/S. JWN’s implied price of $71.01 sits inside WMT-implied range of $71.95-$182.78 but below the DCF range of $36.10-$48.84 only in the sense that the ranges are not directly aligned to the same anchor, so the signal is mixed rather than decisive.
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