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Target vs Walmart TGT vs WMT

Target and Walmart on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.

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What differs most

generated from the numbers below
  • Market value: Walmart $957.28B, Target $67.48B.
  • Trailing P/E: Walmart 43.6×, Target 15.4×.
  • One-year price return: Target +57.6%, Walmart +13.3%.
  • Free-cash-flow yield: Target 4.2%, Walmart 1.6%.

Price return

2025-10-26 → 2026-10-26
TGT+57.6%
WMT+13.3%
-50%0%50%100%2025-10-242026-04-272026-10-26
Prices at the close on 2026-10-26
TGT
Target
$148.53
WMT
Walmart
$120.29

Profile

latest
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Discount Stores
Market value
$67.48B
$957.28B
Enterprise value
$80.77B
$1.02T
Employees
415,000
2,100,000
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$260K
$350K

Our models

nightlythe valuation on each stock's page
Price vs model
17% overvalued vs model
130% overvalued vs model
Model range
$74.58–308
$30.70–150
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
16.4%
32.9%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: TGT valuation · WMT valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: TGT reverse DCF · WMT reverse DCF.

Trading

close 2026-10-26
Last close
$148.53
$120.29
52-week high
$169.89
$134.20
52-week low
$83.68
$100.61
Price vs 52-week high
−12.6%
−10.4%
Price vs 52-week low
+77.5%
+19.6%
Average daily volume / shares
0.9%
0.3%
Beta
0.98
0.58

Returns

to 2026-10-26
1 month
−5.7%
+11.4%
3 months
+8.6%
+9.9%
6 months
+14.9%
−7.4%
Year to date
+51.9%
+8.0%
1 year
+57.6%
+13.3%
1 year, dividends added
+62.4%
+14.2%
2 years
−1.7%
+45.8%

Valuation

TGT price × TTM to Aug 2026 · WMT price × TTM to Jul 2026
P/E (TTM)
15.4×
43.6×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
14.6×
41.6×
Price / sales
0.6×
1.3×
EV / sales
0.7×
1.4×
EV / EBITDA
8.7×
21.8×
Price / book
3.8×
9.7×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
23.8×
64.1×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
4.2%
1.6%

Growth

TTM and FY2026
Revenue growth (TTM)
—
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+5.1%
+5.5%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
−1.3%
5.3%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
2.3%
5.0%
EPS growth (TTM)
—
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+25.4%
+5.8%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
10.8%
24.3%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
—
7.6%
Diluted shares, 3-year change
−2.0%
−2.2%

Profitability

TGT TTM to Aug 2026 · WMT TTM to Jul 2026
Gross margin (FY)†
27.9%
24.9%
Operating margin
5.6%
4.4%
EBITDA margin
8.6%
6.4%
Net margin
4.1%
3.0%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
2.7%
2.1%
Return on equity
24.6%
22.5%
Return on assets
7.2%
7.5%
Asset turnover
1.76
2.50
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.

Balance sheet

TGT MRQ Aug 2026 · WMT MRQ Jul 2026
Cash
$5.41B
$11.53B
Total debt
$18.70B
$73.75B
Net debt
$13.29B
$62.23B
Debt / equity
1.0×
0.8×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
1.4×
1.3×
Interest coverage (FY)
11.5×
10.7×
Current ratio (FY)
0.94
0.79

Dividends

trailing 12 months
Dividend yield
3.1%
0.8%
Dividends per share
$4.58
$0.98
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
47.6%
35.4%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
9.3%
6.0%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly

Ownership and activity

last 90 days · latest 13F
Tracked superinvestors holding (13F)
6
8
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$11.0M
$11.1M
Analyst upgrades
1
1
Analyst downgrades
0
1

Statements

TGT income TTM to Aug 2026 · cash flow FY2026 · WMT income TTM to Jul 2026 · cash flow FY2026
Revenue
$107.70B
$735.84B
EBITDA
$9.26B
$46.76B
Operating income
$6.02B
$32.28B
Net income
$4.39B
$22.08B
EPS (diluted)
$9.63
$2.76
Operating cash flow
$6.56B
$41.56B
Capital expenditure
−$3.73B
−$26.64B
Free cash flow
$2.83B
$14.92B
Dividends paid
$2.05B
$7.51B

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Statements, prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.