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HRL vs KO // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE) VS. Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRL 6
— KO 8
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: KO
LAST: $21.28 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $11.50B
balance-sheet
3.15
LAST: $94.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $399.30B
balance-sheet
6.84
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRL VS. KO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRL | KO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | 61.60% | -46.00 | KO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | 25.30% | -19.60 | KO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 26.4x | -12.70 | HRL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.65% | 1.33% | +3.32 | HRL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 28.70% | -22.80 | KO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 27.30% | -23.30 | KO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | 1.90% | +10.20 | HRL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.50% | 2.20% | +3.30 | HRL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 3.15 | 6.84 | -3.69 | KO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.60% | +0.10 | KO | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.0 | 62.5 | -2.47 | KO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.92 | +0.02 | HRL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | 28.4x | -8.20 | HRL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.50B | $399.30B | -$387.80B | KO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRL REV | KO REV | HRL GROSS % | KO GROSS % | HRL FCF | KO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.11B | $47.94B | 15.6% | 61.6% | $534.3M | $5.30B |
| FY 2024 | $11.92B | $47.06B | 17.0% | 61.1% | $1.01B | $4.74B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $45.75B | — | 44.0% | $1.05B | $9.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HRL // BETA 0.94
KO // BETA 0.92