AMAZON COM INC vs WALMART INC.. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and WMT diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.1% and WMT reads 1.4%; on operating margin, AMZN reads 13.1% and WMT reads 4.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What WMT's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $245.35 | $113.90 |
| Market cap | $2.67T | $911.1B |
| Sector | Retail | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +21.7% |
| P/E | 29.4 | 40.1 |
| P/B | 6.04 | 9.05 |
| P/S | 3.59 | 1.26 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.3 | 31.4 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +5.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 22.6% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.9% | 15.6% |
| FCF yield | -0.1% | 1.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.47 |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 0.77 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.38 | 8.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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