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LWAY vs WMT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LWAY 7
— WMT 6
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: LWAY
LAST: $23.22 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
gross-margins
27.40%
LAST: $121.25 (+2.09%) • MKT CAP: $961.97B
gross-margins
25.23%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LWAY VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LWAY | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 27.40% | 25.23% | +2.17 | LWAY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.90% | 20.14% | -4.24 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.8x | 22.5x | -13.70 | LWAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.68% | 1.39% | -6.07 | WMT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.60% | 4.39% | +3.21 | LWAY | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 3.00% | +3.50 | LWAY | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 6.16% | +7.54 | LWAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.80% | -0.80 | WMT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.56 | 6.23 | +8.33 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.38% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.8 | 57.7 | -5.86 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.57 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 35.5x | -14.20 | LWAY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $350.8M | $961.97B | -$961.62B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LWAY REV | WMT REV | LWAY GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | LWAY FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $680.99B | 27.4% | 24.9% | -$16.4M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $186.8M | $648.13B | 26.0% | 24.4% | $6.3M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $160.1M | $611.29B | — | 24.1% | $16.9M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LWAY // BETA —
WMT // BETA 0.57