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FLO vs COST // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FLO 3
— COST 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: COST
LAST: $6.18 (+0.65%) • MKT CAP: $1.31B
roic
5.20%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
roic
42.43%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FLO VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FLO | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 12.82% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 5.20% | 42.43% | -37.23 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.4x | 31.4x | -21.96 | FLO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.35% | 2.09% | +22.26 | FLO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.30% | 3.85% | -0.55 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 3.04% | -1.44 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.00% | 10.14% | -7.14 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.38 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.9 | 57.7 | -1.77 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.5x | 39.7x | -25.22 | FLO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.31B | $441.39B | -$440.08B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FLO REV | COST REV | FLO GROSS % | COST GROSS % | FLO FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $5.26B | $275.24B | — | 12.8% | $319.1M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $5.10B | $254.45B | — | 12.6% | $280.6M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $5.09B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $349.4M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FLO // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73