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HRL vs WMT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRL 8
— WMT 6
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: HRL
LAST: $21.28 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $11.50B
fcf-yield
4.65%
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $972.82B
fcf-yield
1.39%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRL VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRL | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | 25.23% | -9.63 | WMT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | 20.14% | -14.44 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 22.5x | -8.80 | HRL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.65% | 1.39% | +3.26 | HRL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 4.39% | +1.51 | HRL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 3.00% | +1.00 | HRL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | 6.16% | +5.94 | HRL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.50% | 0.80% | +4.70 | HRL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.15 | 6.23 | -3.08 | WMT | /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% | 6.38% | +0.32 | WMT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.0 | 72.7 | -12.70 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.57 | +0.37 | HRL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | 35.5x | -15.30 | HRL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.50B | $972.82B | -$961.32B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRL REV | WMT REV | HRL GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | HRL FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $12.11B | $680.99B | 15.6% | 24.9% | $534.3M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $11.92B | $648.13B | 17.0% | 24.4% | $1.01B | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $611.29B | — | 24.1% | $1.05B | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HRL // BETA 0.94
WMT // BETA 0.57