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COST vs WMT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COST 7
— WMT 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: WMT
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $440.74B
dividend-safety
0.58%
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $972.82B
dividend-safety
0.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COST VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COST | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 12.82% | 25.23% | -12.41 | WMT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 42.43% | 20.14% | +22.29 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.8x | 22.5x | +8.29 | WMT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.13% | 1.39% | +0.74 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.85% | 4.39% | -0.54 | WMT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.04% | 3.00% | +0.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.14% | 6.16% | +3.98 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.58% | 0.80% | -0.22 | WMT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.29 | 6.23 | +3.06 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 4.46% | 6.38% | -1.92 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.5 | 72.7 | -6.21 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.73 | 0.57 | +0.16 | COST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.7x | 35.5x | +4.22 | WMT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $440.74B | $972.82B | -$532.08B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COST REV | WMT REV | COST GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | COST FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $303.15B | $713.16B | 12.8% | 24.9% | $9.38B | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $275.24B | $680.99B | 12.8% | 24.9% | $7.84B | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $254.45B | $648.13B | 12.6% | 24.4% | $6.63B | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $242.29B | $611.29B | 12.3% | 24.1% | $6.75B | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | $226.95B | $572.75B | 12.2% | 25.1% | $3.50B | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r