Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: WMT stock price vs HD: 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 HD's multiple
Needs HD P/E.
Implied fair value · at WMT's multiple
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
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
Eight 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.
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.29x
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.
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$26.01
Base
$31.42
Bull
$38.87
The Home Depot, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$86.60
Base
$109.07
Bull
$140.31
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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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe WMT can sustain premium valuation despite lower margins and only moderate quality scores, then avoid adding aggressively at current levels because the P/E-based implied price sits far below the market price; if you prefer valuation discipline, HD offers stronger profitability and ROIC at a lower earnings multiple.
WMT is trading at a materially higher earnings multiple than HD, while the provided P/E-based implied price of $63.69 sits 42.7% below the current price of $111.20. The gap is not fully offset by WMT's stronger revenue growth and balance sheet, suggesting the market is already paying up for quality and scale.
Supporting Metrics
