BJ vs COST
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BJ | COST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.5B | $275.2B |
| Net income | $578.4M | $8.1B |
| Gross margin | 18.6% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 28.6% | 30.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.38 | $18.21 |
| Dividend / share | · | $4.92 |
| Payout ratio | · | 27.0% |
| Free cash flow | $328.0M | $7.8B |
| Equity | $2.2B | $29.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.22× | −0.29× |
| Current ratio | 0.75× | 1.03× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.8% | 10.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.6% | 15.1% |
COST bills 12.8× the revenue of BJ, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.9% against 2.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BJ | COST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.5B | $275.2B |
| FY2024 | $20.5B | $254.5B |
| FY2023 | $20.0B | $242.3B |
| FY2022 | $19.3B | $227.0B |
| FY2021 | $16.7B | $195.9B |
| FY2020 | $15.4B | $166.8B |
| FY2019 | $13.2B | $152.7B |
| FY2018 | $13.0B | $141.6B |
| FY2017 | $12.8B | $129.0B |
| FY2016 | $12.4B | $118.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BJ | COST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $578.4M | $8.1B |
| FY2024 | $534.4M | $7.4B |
| FY2023 | $523.7M | $6.3B |
| FY2022 | $513.2M | $5.8B |
| FY2021 | $426.7M | $5.0B |
| FY2020 | $421.0M | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $187.2M | $3.7B |
| FY2018 | $127.3M | $3.1B |
| FY2017 | $50.3M | $2.7B |
| FY2016 | $44.2M | $2.4B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$253,777,726,000 | COST |
| FY2024 | −$233,951,196,000 | COST |
| FY2023 | −$222,321,311,000 | COST |
| FY2022 | −$207,638,835,000 | COST |
| FY2021 | −$179,261,698,000 | COST |
| FY2020 | −$151,330,983,000 | COST |
| FY2019 | −$139,512,293,000 | COST |
| FY2018 | −$128,568,653,000 | COST |
| FY2017 | −$116,270,411,000 | COST |
| FY2016 | −$106,368,463,000 | COST |
COST has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.2 pp | COST |
| FY2024 | −0.3 pp | COST |
| FY2023 | +0.0 pp | BJ |
| FY2022 | +0.1 pp | BJ |
| FY2021 | −0.0 pp | COST |
| FY2020 | +0.3 pp | BJ |
| FY2019 | −1.0 pp | COST |
| FY2018 | −1.3 pp | COST |
| FY2017 | −1.7 pp | COST |
| FY2016 | −1.6 pp | COST |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BJ and COST over this period.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BJ's net margin has been more volatile than COST's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 1.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.3.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BJ and COST over these 10 fiscal years — BJ led in 3 and COST in 7.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BJ's return on equity has been more volatile than COST's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 21.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.4.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BJ and COST over these 5 fiscal years — BJ led in 4 and COST in 1.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.