Which is more profitable, Costco or Unilever?

Unilever keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Costco or Unilever?

Costco grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Costco or Unilever?

Unilever costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Costco or Unilever?

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

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Costco vs Unilever stock

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

In one sentence

Costco grows faster and has less debt. Unilever is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Costco	Unilever
	$490 billion	$143 billion
	3.0%	18.7%
	+9.1%	−5.6%
	53.1×	13.7×
	Net cash	2.1 years
	23.8%	18.4%
	0.6%	3.4%

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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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