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HRL vs PEP // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE) VS. PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRL 7
— PEP 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HRL
LAST: $21.28 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $11.50B
dividend-safety
5.50%
LAST: $137.34 (+2.65%) • MKT CAP: $182.32B
dividend-safety
4.19%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRL VS. PEP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRL | PEP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | 54.10% | -38.50 | PEP | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | 17.00% | -11.30 | PEP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 14.3x | -0.60 | HRL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.65% | 4.31% | +0.34 | HRL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 12.20% | -6.30 | PEP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 8.80% | -4.80 | PEP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | 2.30% | +9.80 | HRL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 5.50% | 4.19% | +1.31 | HRL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.15 | 3.38 | -0.23 | PEP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | HRL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.50% | +0.20 | PEP | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.0 | 61.1 | -1.08 | PEP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.89 | +0.05 | HRL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | 20.6x | -0.40 | HRL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.50B | $182.32B | -$170.82B | PEP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRL REV | PEP REV | HRL GROSS % | PEP GROSS % | HRL FCF | PEP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.11B | $93.92B | 15.6% | 54.1% | $534.3M | $7.86B |
| FY 2024 | $11.92B | $91.85B | 17.0% | 54.6% | $1.01B | $8.37B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $91.47B | — | 44.0% | $1.05B | $9.33B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HRL // BETA 0.94
PEP // BETA 0.89