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FRPT vs COST // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Freshpet Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FRPT 7
— COST 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $67.50 (+2.09%) • MKT CAP: $3.18B
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
macro-sensitivity
0.73
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FRPT VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FRPT | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.80% | 12.82% | +27.98 | FRPT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.40% | 42.43% | -36.03 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 38.3x | 31.4x | +6.94 | COST | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.05% | 2.09% | +2.96 | FRPT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.90% | 3.85% | +3.05 | FRPT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.60% | 3.04% | +9.56 | FRPT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.00% | 10.14% | +2.86 | FRPT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.24 | 9.38 | -5.14 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | FRPT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.9 | 57.7 | -3.80 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.2x | 43.7x | -24.50 | FRPT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.18B | $441.39B | -$438.21B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FRPT REV | COST REV | FRPT GROSS % | COST GROSS % | FRPT FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $1.10B | $275.24B | 40.8% | 12.8% | $160.6M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $975.2M | $254.45B | 40.6% | 12.6% | $154.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $766.9M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $75.9M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FRPT // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73