Which is more profitable, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Costco?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Costco?

Costco grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Costco?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Costco?

Costco would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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British American Tobacco p.l.c. vs Costco stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits. Costco grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	British American Tobacco p.l.c.	Costco
	$133 billion	$490 billion
	30.3%	3.0%
	−2.5%	+9.1%
	13.0×	53.1×
	2.2 years	Net cash
	11.5%	23.8%
	5.2%	0.6%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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