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HRL vs AQB // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE) VS. AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRL 4
— AQB 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $20.90 (+1.41%) • MKT CAP: $11.50B
valuation
13.7x
LAST: $1.25 (+4.17%) • MKT CAP: $16.6M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRL VS. AQB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRL | AQB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | -35.00% | +40.70 | HRL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 13.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.65% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.50% | 0.00% | +5.50 | HRL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.15 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 3/9 | +4.00 | HRL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.8 | 56.9 | -3.12 | AQB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.50B | $16.6M | $11.49B | HRL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRL REV | AQB REV | HRL GROSS % | AQB GROSS % | HRL FCF | AQB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.11B | $0 | 15.6% | — | $534.3M | -$8.7M |
| FY 2024 | $11.92B | $0 | 17.0% | — | $1.01B | -$16.8M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $2.5M | — | — | $1.05B | -$24.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HRL // BETA 0.94
AQB // BETA —