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HRL vs COST // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRL 10
— COST 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: HRL
LAST: $21.28 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $11.50B
fcf-yield
4.65%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
fcf-yield
2.09%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRL VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRL | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | 12.82% | +2.78 | HRL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | 42.43% | -36.73 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 31.4x | -17.66 | HRL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.65% | 2.09% | +2.56 | HRL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 3.85% | +2.05 | HRL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 3.04% | +0.96 | HRL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | 10.14% | +1.96 | HRL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.50% | 0.58% | +4.92 | HRL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.15 | 9.38 | -6.23 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | HRL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 4.46% | +2.24 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.0 | 66.5 | -6.49 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.73 | +0.21 | HRL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | 39.7x | -19.52 | HRL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.50B | $448.57B | -$437.07B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRL REV | COST REV | HRL GROSS % | COST GROSS % | HRL FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $12.11B | $275.24B | 15.6% | 12.8% | $534.3M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $11.92B | $254.45B | 17.0% | 12.6% | $1.01B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $1.05B | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HRL // BETA 0.94
COST // BETA 0.73