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COLB vs WAL // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COLB 6
— WAL 4
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: COLB
LAST: $30.84 (-1.28%) • MKT CAP: $8.84B
piotroski-score
8/9
LAST: $76.77 (-2.41%) • MKT CAP: $8.46B
piotroski-score
5/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COLB VS. WAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COLB | WAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.80% | 2.90% | -1.10 | WAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.0x | 27.8x | +18.20 | WAL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.41% | -18.00% | +26.41 | COLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 75.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 68.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 99.70% | -80.90 | WAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.82% | 0.00% | +3.82 | COLB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | COLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.3 | 57.8 | +6.50 | COLB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 0.96 | +0.04 | COLB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.4x | 7.4x | +6.00 | WAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.84B | $8.46B | $376.9M | COLB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COLB REV | WAL REV | COLB GROSS % | WAL GROSS % | COLB FCF | WAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $177.0M | $135.8M | — | — | $738.0M | -$2.69B |
| FY 2024 | $149.0M | $68.0M | — | — | $652.3M | -$2.75B |
| FY 2023 | $134.0M | $98.6M | — | — | $664.0M | -$333.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COLB // BETA 1.00
WAL // BETA 0.96