COMP <GO>
GO vs COST // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GO 2
— COST 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: COST
LAST: $12.88 (+2.47%) • MKT CAP: $1.28B
roic
-12.60%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
roic
42.43%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GO VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GO | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.30% | 12.82% | +17.48 | GO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -12.60% | 42.43% | -55.03 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.86% | 2.09% | -0.23 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -4.70% | 3.85% | -8.55 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.80% | 3.04% | -7.84 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.30% | 10.14% | -2.84 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.77 | 9.38 | -7.61 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | GO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.2 | 57.7 | -0.54 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 39.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.28B | $441.39B | -$440.12B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GO REV | COST REV | GO GROSS % | COST GROSS % | GO FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $4.69B | $275.24B | 30.3% | 12.8% | $23.8M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $4.37B | $254.45B | 30.2% | 12.6% | -$74.6M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $3.97B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $303.4M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GO // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73