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DAR vs COST // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DAR 6
— COST 8
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: COST
LAST: $55.15 (-0.56%) • MKT CAP: $8.70B
balance-sheet
2.25
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
balance-sheet
9.38
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DAR VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DAR | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.00% | 12.82% | +11.18 | DAR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.10% | 42.43% | -39.33 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.3x | 31.4x | -13.06 | DAR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.80% | 2.09% | +5.71 | DAR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.50% | 3.85% | +0.65 | DAR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | 3.04% | -2.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.40% | 10.14% | -2.74 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 2.25 | 9.38 | -7.13 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | DAR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.9 | 57.7 | -22.80 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.73 | +0.28 | DAR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 128.9x | 39.7x | +89.18 | COST | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.70B | $441.39B | -$432.69B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DAR REV | COST REV | DAR GROSS % | COST GROSS % | DAR FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $6.14B | $275.24B | 24.0% | 12.8% | $679.2M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $5.72B | $254.45B | 22.4% | 12.6% | $506.8M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $6.79B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $593.8M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DAR // BETA 1.01
COST // BETA 0.73