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COKE vs COST // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COKE 10
— COST 5
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: COKE
LAST: $210.30 (+0.45%) • MKT CAP: $13.94B
forward-pe
22.7x
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
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39.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COKE VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COKE | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.70% | 12.82% | +26.88 | COKE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 45.10% | 42.43% | +2.67 | COKE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.4x | 31.4x | -17.96 | COKE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.45% | 2.09% | +2.36 | COKE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.20% | 3.85% | +9.35 | COKE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.90% | 3.04% | +4.86 | COKE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.80% | 10.14% | -5.34 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.62% | 0.58% | +0.04 | COKE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.88 | 9.38 | -5.50 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | COKE | /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 | 58.5 | 66.5 | -7.95 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.06 | 0.73 | +0.33 | COKE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 22.7x | 39.7x | -17.02 | COKE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.94B | $448.57B | -$434.64B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COKE REV | COST REV | COKE GROSS % | COST GROSS % | COKE FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $7.23B | $275.24B | 39.7% | 12.8% | $619.6M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $6.90B | $254.45B | 39.9% | 12.6% | $505.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $6.65B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | $511.3M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COKE // BETA 1.06
COST // BETA 0.73