COST vs HD
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
COST · Costco$1,053.56 ▼ 1.13%
HD · Home Depot$343.47 ▼ 1.85%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- COST +15.6%
- HD -4.7%
Head to head
| Metric | COST | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,053.56 | $343.47 |
| Change today | ▼ 1.13% | ▼ 1.85% |
| Market cap | $466.86B | $342.68B |
| Return, 3 months | +10.6% | -1.4% |
| Return, year to date | +22.7% | +2.0% |
| Return, 1 year | +14.7% | -4.8% |
| P/E (TTM) | 50.7 | 24.0 |
| P/B | 13.0 | 20.6 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 58th | 50th |
| Dividend yield | 0.53% | 2.70% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +11.1% | +5.7% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +14.9% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 33.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 28.4% | 104.3% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +4.3% | +13.0% |
| Analyst buy share | 73% | 77% |
| RSI (14) | 67 | 64 |
| 30-day volatility | 20.5% | 34.4% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -18.2% | -26.5% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- COST is the largest of the group by market value.
- COST has returned the most over the past year.
- HD carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- HD pays the highest dividend yield.
- COST is growing revenue fastest.
- HD keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- COST has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.