Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. WMT scored 41.7, SFM scored 70.0 — SFM leads.
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WMT
Walmart Inc.
Discount Stores · Quality-Growth
41.7
$111.35 · $886.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
28.3
SFM leads
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Grocery Stores · Quality-Growth
70
$65.14 · $6.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSFM12.5x
Fastest growthSFM+7.2%
Strongest balance sheetWMT0.72
Highest qualitySFM77 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSFM-22%
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)
WMT
stronger →← stronger
SFM
71
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
62
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
60
16
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
75
SFM is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
WMT
SFM
$13.5bA-
FCF
$357mC
+6.2%C+
Rev
+7.2%B
0.72B
D/E
1.40C+
40.3xC
P/E
12.5xA-
3.75D
PEG
1.39B
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
WMT
SFM
180% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
22% below
~30%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~0%/yr
-65%
1-yr DCF upside
+22%
-64%
5-yr DCF upside
+28%
-63%
10-yr DCF upside
+37%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
WMT
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
SFM
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
WMTWalmart Inc.
Discount Stores · $111.35 · beta 0.58
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $886.1b. 18% off the 52-week high of $135.16. 40 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $126.78 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
ROE 22% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $886.1b 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 40x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 3.0% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
SFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Grocery Stores · $65.14 · beta 0.67
Why now
Grocery Stores · market cap $6.1b. Down 43% from 52-week high of $114.34 — deep drawdown territory. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $93.57 (implying +44% upside).
Moat
ROE 34% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Down 43% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where WMT and SFM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 28.3 points in favor of SFM. The widest single difference is Value, where SFM leads by 58.5 points.
ValueWMT 16.3 · SFM 74.8SFM +58.5
QualityWMT 71.2 · SFM 77.0SFM +5.8
GrowthWMT 62.2 · SFM 59.6level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is SFM or WMT the better stock?
SFM scores higher: SFM 70.0, WMT 41.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do SFM and WMT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where SFM leads by 59 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. SFM also leads quality, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are SFM and WMT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.