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 M: 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 M's multiple
Needs M 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
16 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
Macy's, Inc. · 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.
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 WMT can sustain 4.7% revenue growth and 22.8% ROIC without multiple compression, then hold or selectively own WMT despite the premium valuation because the fundamentals are stronger than M’s; if you expect re-rating toward M multiples, then reduce exposure because the implied P/E-based downside is severe.
On a P/E basis, WMT trades at 40.8x versus M at 11.0x, and the provided implied price of $29.99 suggests a -73.2% downside versus WMT’s current $111.85. However, WMT also sits near the upper end of its historical valuation band, which helps explain why it looks expensive despite better operating performance.
Supporting Metrics
