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HOST vs COST // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Host Digital Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HOST 3
— COST 8
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $2.85 (-1.04%) • MKT CAP: $82.2M
net-margins
-5.00%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
net-margins
3.04%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HOST VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HOST | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.20% | 12.82% | +26.38 | HOST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -18.80% | 42.43% | -61.23 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.82% | 2.09% | -1.27 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -3.20% | 3.85% | -7.05 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | -5.00% | 3.04% | -8.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% | 10.14% | +2.56 | HOST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.68 | 9.38 | -5.70 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | HOST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.8 | 57.7 | -18.92 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 43.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $82.2M | $441.39B | -$441.31B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HOST REV | COST REV | HOST GROSS % | COST GROSS % | HOST FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $78.2M | $275.24B | 39.2% | 12.8% | $675.4K | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $69.4M | $254.45B | 39.0% | 12.6% | -$3.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $55.7M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | -$2.5M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HOST // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73