COST vs WMT: six-factor score, head to head
How Costco Wholesale and Walmart Inc.compare on Tapeline’s published six-factor composite score. Descriptive only — a rules-based reading of each name, not a recommendation.
Today, COST scores 54 and WMT scores 52on Tapeline’s six-factor composite. COST carries the higher composite score today. Here’s how the six factors line up.
| Factor | COST | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| Trend | 87 | 83 |
| Relative Strength | 37 | 37 |
| Fundamentals | 61 | 58 |
| Smart Money | 10 | 10 |
| Macro | 75 | 75 |
| Momentum | 30 | 30 |
COST · Consumer Staples
trend factor on the lower side of its range; fundamentals factor on the upper side of its range, relative-strength factor below the midpoint vs the staples group.
WMT · Consumer Staples
relative-strength factor on the lower side vs the staples group.
The Tapeline Score is a descriptive, rules-based measure for information only — not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. See the six-factor method and the public scorecard.
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FAQ
- How do COST and WMT compare on Tapeline?
- Tapeline scores COST 54/100 and WMT 52/100 on its published six-factor composite (trend, relative strength, fundamentals, smart money, macro, momentum). The page breaks the two scores down factor by factor.
- Which has the higher Tapeline score, COST or WMT?
- COST has the higher composite score today (54 vs 52). The score is a descriptive measure, not a recommendation — see the per-factor breakdown above.
- Is this investment advice?
- No. Tapeline publishes a descriptive, rules-based six-factor score for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell, and every top pick is back-checked publicly at /scorecard.