COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
PSMT vs WMT
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PSMT scored 48.8, WMT scored 38.3 — PSMT leads.
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PSMT
PriceSmart, Inc.
48.8
$172.87 · $5.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
10.5
PSMT leads
WMT
Walmart Inc.
38.3
$103.70 · $825.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestPSMT33.2x
- Fastest growthPSMT+10.2%
- Strongest balance sheetPSMT0.24
- Highest qualityWMT70 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PSMT
stronger →← stronger
WMT
63
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
70
81
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
66
23
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
12
PSMT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PSMT
WMT
$74mC-
FCF
$12.6bA-
+10.2%B
Rev
+5.8%C+
0.24A-
D/E
0.75B
33.2xC
P/E
37.6xC
1.83C+
PEG
4.36D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PSMT
WMT
211% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
140% above
~39%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~31%/yr
-73%
1-yr DCF upside
-64%
-68%
5-yr DCF upside
-58%
-59%
10-yr DCF upside
-48%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PSMT
No notable signals flagged.
WMT
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
PSMTPriceSmart, Inc.
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $5.3b. 13% off the 52-week high of $199.84. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $153.33 (implying -11% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 2.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
WMTWalmart Inc.
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $825.3b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $135.16 — deep drawdown territory. 38 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $137.95 (implying +33% upside).
Moat
ROE 24% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $825.3b market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Trailing P/E 38x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 3.2% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where PSMT and WMT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 10.5 points in favor of PSMT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- GrowthPSMT 81.4 · WMT 66.4PSMT +15.0
- ValuePSMT 22.6 · WMT 12.2PSMT +10.4
- QualityPSMT 63.2 · WMT 69.7WMT +6.5
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.