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KR vs COST // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Kroger Company (The) (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KR 5
— COST 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: COST
LAST: $66.76 (+1.26%) • MKT CAP: $38.94B
fcf-yield
1.71%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
fcf-yield
2.09%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KR VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KR | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 12.82% | +28.18 | KR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.70% | 42.43% | -33.73 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.6x | 31.4x | -24.76 | KR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.71% | 2.09% | -0.38 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.30% | 3.85% | -2.55 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.70% | 3.04% | -2.34 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.40% | 10.14% | -9.74 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.27% | 0.58% | +1.69 | KR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.33 | 9.38 | -5.05 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 4.46% | +2.54 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.1 | 66.5 | -2.42 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | 0.73 | +0.30 | KR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.6x | 39.7x | -4.12 | KR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $38.94B | $448.57B | -$409.63B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KR REV | COST REV | KR GROSS % | COST GROSS % | KR FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $147.64B | $275.24B | 44.0% | 12.8% | $667.1M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $147.12B | $254.45B | 44.0% | 12.6% | -$826.5M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $150.04B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | $36.2M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KR // BETA 1.03
COST // BETA 0.73