Home Depot vs Costco
HDThe Home Depot Inc.vs
COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation- Home Depot: US home-improvement leader. Cyclical with housing - has held up well through high interest rates.
- Costco: Membership-based warehouse retailer. Earns most of its profit from membership fees, not margins on goods.
- Over the past five years Costco stock returned +137% versus +18% for Home Depot, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They compete in the same space (Retail & consumer), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Industry
- Retail & consumer
- Retail & consumer
- 1Y return (USD)
- -6.5%
- -1.4%
- 3Y return (USD)
- +12.0%
- +74.5%
- 5Y return (USD)
- +17.8%
- +136.8%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
Home DepotHDUS home-improvement leader. Cyclical with housing - has held up well through high interest rates.
See full Home Depot details →CostcoCOSTMembership-based warehouse retailer. Earns most of its profit from membership fees, not margins on goods.
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, Home Depot or Costco?
Over the past five years Home Depot stock returned +18% and Costco returned +137% in US dollars, so Costco has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both Home Depot and Costco shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.