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ALCO vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Alico Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ALCO 1
— COST 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $37.57 (+0.51%) • MKT CAP: $278.7M
gross-margins
-30.00%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ALCO VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ALCO | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | -30.00% | 12.82% | -42.82 | COST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 42.43% | -77.43 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.25% | 2.09% | +3.16 | ALCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 3.85% | -63.85 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 3.04% | -63.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.50% | 10.14% | -15.64 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.55% | 0.58% | -0.03 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 9.38 | -9.18 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.9 | 57.7 | -16.85 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 39.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $278.7M | $441.39B | -$441.11B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ALCO REV | COST REV | ALCO GROSS % | COST GROSS % | ALCO FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $44.1M | $275.24B | -50.0% | 12.8% | $14.6M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $46.6M | $254.45B | -50.0% | 12.6% | -$48.4M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $39.8M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | -$6.3M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ALCO // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73