Which is more profitable, Target or Walmart?

Target keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Target or Walmart?

Walmart grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Target or Walmart?

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

Which has less debt, Target or Walmart?

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

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Target vs Walmart stock

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

In one sentence

Target is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits. Walmart grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	Target	Walmart
	$73.3 billion	$1.02 trillion
	3.5%	3.1%
	+2.3%	+5.0%
	19.8×	46.4×
	1.8 years	1.2 years
	11.6%	15.7%
	3.7%	0.8%

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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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