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BUD vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium) (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BUD 8
— COST 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: BUD
LAST: $80.38 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $156.82B
gross-margins
41.00%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BUD VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BUD | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | 12.82% | +28.18 | BUD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 42.43% | -32.53 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 21.0x | 31.4x | -10.36 | BUD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 2.09% | +0.12 | BUD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.90% | 3.85% | +10.05 | BUD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 3.04% | +7.86 | BUD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.40% | 10.14% | -5.74 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 9.38 | -5.64 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | BUD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.10% | 4.46% | +2.64 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.0 | 66.5 | -15.45 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 0.73 | +0.32 | BUD | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 39.7x | -9.22 | BUD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $156.82B | $448.57B | -$291.75B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BUD REV | COST REV | BUD GROSS % | COST GROSS % | BUD FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | — | $275.24B | — | 12.8% | — | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | — | $254.45B | — | 12.6% | — | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | — | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | — | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BUD // BETA 1.05
COST // BETA 0.73