CVS HEALTH Corp vs HOME DEPOT, INC., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CVS and HD diverge most: on return on equity, CVS reads 1.3% and HD reads 101.0%; on net margin, CVS reads 0.2% and HD reads 8.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CVS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CVS | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $104.42 | $332.02 |
| Market cap | $133.6B | $330.7B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.2% |
| P/E | — | 23.6 |
| P/B | 1.72 | 23.84 |
| P/S | 0.33 | 1.99 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.5 | 13.7 |
| Revenue growth | +7.6% | +2.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 33.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 11.9% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 1.3% | 101.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | 13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.2% | 89.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.43 | 5.06 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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