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CTVA vs COST // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Corteva Inc. Common Stock (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTVA 9
— COST 6
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: COST
LAST: $11.64 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $7.65B
balance-sheet
0.88
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
balance-sheet
9.38
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTVA VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTVA | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 47.30% | 12.82% | +34.48 | CTVA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.70% | 42.43% | -38.73 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.9x | 31.4x | -25.46 | CTVA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.00% | 2.09% | +19.91 | CTVA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.70% | 3.85% | +3.85 | CTVA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.30% | 3.04% | +3.26 | CTVA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.90% | 10.14% | -7.24 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 6.21% | 0.58% | +5.63 | CTVA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 0.88 | 9.38 | -8.50 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | CTVA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 4.46% | +2.34 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.9 | 66.5 | -26.65 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 0.73 | +0.23 | CTVA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 6.5x | 39.7x | -33.22 | CTVA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.65B | $448.57B | -$440.92B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTVA REV | COST REV | CTVA GROSS % | COST GROSS % | CTVA FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $17.40B | $275.24B | 47.3% | 12.8% | $2.62B | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $16.91B | $254.45B | 43.6% | 12.6% | $1.38B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $17.23B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | $993.8M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CTVA // BETA 0.96
COST // BETA 0.73