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LOW vs PG // OPERATING MARGIN
Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOW 7
— PG 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: PG
LAST: $209.07 (+0.86%) • MKT CAP: $116.30B
operating-margins
11.80%
LAST: $161.57 (+0.61%) • MKT CAP: $372.21B
operating-margins
24.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOW VS. PG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOW | PG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.50% | 51.20% | -17.70 | PG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 50.10% | 25.40% | +24.70 | LOW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.8x | 16.2x | -4.40 | LOW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.58% | 3.77% | +2.81 | LOW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 11.80% | 24.30% | -12.50 | PG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.70% | 19.00% | -11.30 | PG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.10% | 0.30% | +2.80 | LOW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.27% | 2.65% | -0.38 | PG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.05 | 5.59 | -2.54 | PG | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | PG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.20% | 6.50% | +0.70 | PG | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.5 | 62.7 | +3.83 | LOW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | 0.87 | +0.21 | LOW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.3x | 21.7x | -5.40 | LOW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $116.30B | $372.21B | -$255.92B | PG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOW REV | PG REV | LOW GROSS % | PG GROSS % | LOW FCF | PG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $86.29B | $84.28B | 33.5% | 51.2% | $7.65B | $14.04B |
| FY 2024 | $83.67B | $84.04B | 33.3% | 51.4% | $7.70B | $16.52B |
| FY 2023 | $86.38B | $82.01B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $4.25B | $13.16B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOW // BETA 1.08
PG // BETA 0.87