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HD vs SHW // OPERATING MARGIN
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) VS. Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HD 8
— SHW 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: SHW
LAST: $328.98 (+3.60%) • MKT CAP: $328.22B
operating-margins
12.70%
LAST: $330.10 (+2.90%) • MKT CAP: $79.75B
operating-margins
13.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HD VS. SHW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HD | SHW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.30% | 48.80% | -15.50 | SHW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 32.90% | 18.10% | +14.80 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.4x | 22.0x | -8.60 | HD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.72% | 3.00% | -0.28 | SHW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 12.70% | 13.30% | -0.60 | SHW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.60% | 10.90% | -2.30 | SHW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.20% | 2.10% | +1.10 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.79% | 0.99% | +1.80 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.64 | 5.17 | +0.47 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.4 | 50.3 | +17.10 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | 1.00 | -0.12 | SHW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.6x | 28.8x | -7.20 | HD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $328.22B | $79.75B | $248.47B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HD REV | SHW REV | HD GROSS % | SHW GROSS % | HD FCF | SHW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $164.68B | $23.57B | 33.3% | 48.8% | $8.91B | $2.39B |
| FY 2024 | $159.51B | $23.10B | 33.4% | 48.5% | $12.63B | $2.11B |
| FY 2023 | $152.67B | $23.05B | — | — | $14.30B | $2.48B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HD // BETA 0.88
SHW // BETA 1.00