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AMZN vs COST // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AMZN 4
— COST 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: COST
LAST: $240.35 (-1.41%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
roic
17.61%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $440.74B
roic
42.43%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AMZN VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AMZN | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 12.82% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 17.61% | 42.43% | -24.82 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.0x | 30.8x | -14.83 | AMZN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.78% | 2.13% | -3.91 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 3.85% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 3.04% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 10.14% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.36 | 9.29 | -5.93 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.73% | 4.46% | +2.27 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.3 | 66.5 | -28.24 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.46 | 0.73 | +0.73 | AMZN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.8x | 39.7x | -16.97 | AMZN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.63T | $440.74B | $2.19T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AMZN REV | COST REV | AMZN GROSS % | COST GROSS % | AMZN FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $0 | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | -$46.89B | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $0 | $275.24B | — | 12.8% | $10.56B | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $254.45B | — | 12.6% | $42.95B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $16.92B | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | $0 | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | -$26.32B | $3.50B |
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