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KO vs COST // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KO 8
— COST 7
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: KO
LAST: $94.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $399.30B
net-margins
27.30%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
net-margins
3.04%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KO VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KO | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 61.60% | 12.82% | +48.78 | KO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 25.30% | 42.43% | -17.13 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.4x | 31.4x | -4.96 | KO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.33% | 2.09% | -0.76 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 28.70% | 3.85% | +24.85 | KO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 27.30% | 3.04% | +24.26 | KO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.90% | 10.14% | -8.24 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.20% | 0.58% | +1.62 | KO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.84 | 9.38 | -2.54 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | KO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 4.46% | +2.14 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.5 | 66.5 | -4.02 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.92 | 0.73 | +0.19 | KO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.4x | 39.7x | -11.32 | KO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $399.30B | $448.57B | -$49.27B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KO REV | COST REV | KO GROSS % | COST GROSS % | KO FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $47.94B | $275.24B | 61.6% | 12.8% | $5.30B | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $47.06B | $254.45B | 61.1% | 12.6% | $4.74B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $45.75B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | $9.54B | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KO // BETA 0.92
COST // BETA 0.73