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CALM vs COST // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CALM 7
— COST 6
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CALM
LAST: $63.56 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $2.90B
fcf-yield
11.33%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
fcf-yield
2.09%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CALM VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CALM | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.10% | 12.82% | +10.28 | CALM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.90% | 42.43% | -30.53 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.3x | 31.4x | -26.06 | CALM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 11.33% | 2.09% | +9.24 | CALM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.00% | 3.85% | +8.15 | CALM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 3.04% | +7.86 | CALM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -31.70% | 10.14% | -41.84 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 7.99% | 0.58% | +7.41 | CALM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.01 | 9.38 | -2.37 | 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 | 40.0 | 57.7 | -17.70 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.6x | 43.7x | -35.10 | CALM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.90B | $441.39B | -$438.49B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CALM REV | COST REV | CALM GROSS % | COST GROSS % | CALM FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $2.91B | $275.24B | 23.1% | 12.8% | $328.5M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $4.26B | $254.45B | 43.4% | 12.6% | $1.06B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $2.33B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $451.4M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CALM // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73