Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: MAS stock price vs WMT: inconclusive — current versus $157.52 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 MAS's multiple
Needs MAS 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
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
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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.
Masco Corporation · implied price per share
Bear
$33.41
Base
$39.67
Bull
$49.61
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 MAS can reaccelerate growth from -3.4% while sustaining its 16.5% operating margin, then MAS may deserve some re-rating versus WMT; otherwise, the P/E-based upside looks overstated relative to the historical band and DCF range, so a more cautious stance is warranted.
MAS trades at 18.5x P/E versus WMT at 40.8x, so MAS looks materially cheaper on earnings. However, MAS also trades at a higher P/S and lower EV/EBITDA than WMT, while the implied price of $157.52 sits far above both the current price and MAS’s own historical band, suggesting the P/E-based comp is likely overstating fair value.
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