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KR vs WMT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Kroger Company (The) (NYSE) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KR 5
— WMT 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: KR
LAST: $66.76 (+1.26%) • MKT CAP: $38.94B
fcf-yield
1.71%
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $972.82B
fcf-yield
1.39%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KR VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KR | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 25.23% | +15.77 | KR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.70% | 20.14% | -11.44 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.6x | 22.5x | -15.90 | KR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.71% | 1.39% | +0.32 | KR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.30% | 4.39% | -3.09 | WMT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.70% | 3.00% | -2.30 | WMT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.40% | 6.16% | -5.76 | WMT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.27% | 0.80% | +1.47 | KR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.33 | 6.23 | -1.90 | WMT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.38% | +0.62 | WMT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.1 | 72.7 | -8.63 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | 0.57 | +0.46 | KR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.6x | 35.5x | +0.10 | WMT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $38.94B | $972.82B | -$933.89B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KR REV | WMT REV | KR GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | KR FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $147.64B | $680.99B | 44.0% | 24.9% | $667.1M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $147.12B | $648.13B | 44.0% | 24.4% | -$826.5M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $150.04B | $611.29B | 44.0% | 24.1% | $36.2M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KR // BETA 1.03
WMT // BETA 0.57