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FLO vs WMT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FLO 3
— WMT 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $6.18 (+0.65%) • MKT CAP: $1.31B
gross-margins
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LAST: $121.25 (+2.09%) • MKT CAP: $961.97B
gross-margins
25.23%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FLO VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FLO | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 25.23% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.20% | 20.14% | -14.94 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.4x | 22.5x | -13.10 | FLO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.35% | 1.39% | +22.96 | FLO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.30% | 4.39% | -1.09 | WMT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 3.00% | -1.40 | WMT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.00% | 6.16% | -3.16 | WMT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.80% | -0.80 | WMT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 6.23 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.38% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.9 | 57.7 | -1.77 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.57 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.5x | 35.5x | -21.00 | FLO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.31B | $961.97B | -$960.66B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FLO REV | WMT REV | FLO GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | FLO FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $5.26B | $680.99B | — | 24.9% | $319.1M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $5.10B | $648.13B | — | 24.4% | $280.6M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $5.09B | $611.29B | — | 24.1% | $349.4M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FLO // BETA —
WMT // BETA 0.57