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LW vs COST // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LW 9
— COST 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LW
LAST: $53.29 (-0.37%) • MKT CAP: $7.34B
valuation
9.4x
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
valuation
31.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LW VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LW | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.60% | 12.82% | +7.78 | LW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.80% | 42.43% | -27.63 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 9.4x | 31.4x | -21.96 | LW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.36% | 2.09% | +5.27 | LW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.90% | 3.85% | +5.05 | LW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.40% | 3.04% | +1.36 | LW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.50% | 10.14% | -7.64 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.83% | 0.58% | +2.25 | LW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.07 | 9.38 | -6.31 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.0 | 57.7 | +0.30 | LW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.73 | +0.28 | LW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.5x | 39.7x | -16.22 | LW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.34B | $441.39B | -$434.05B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LW REV | COST REV | LW GROSS % | COST GROSS % | LW FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $6.61B | $275.24B | 20.6% | 12.8% | $540.2M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $6.45B | $254.45B | 21.7% | 12.6% | $230.1M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $6.47B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $507.2M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LW // BETA 1.01
COST // BETA 0.73