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