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MKC vs COST // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
McCormick & Company Incorporated (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MKC 9
— COST 6
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: MKC
LAST: $47.29 (+1.05%) • MKT CAP: $12.59B
forward-pe
14.9x
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
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39.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MKC VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MKC | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.90% | 12.82% | +25.08 | MKC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 42.43% | -32.73 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.7x | 31.4x | -19.66 | MKC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.20% | 2.09% | +3.11 | MKC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.70% | 3.85% | +11.85 | MKC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.50% | 3.04% | +8.46 | MKC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.70% | 10.14% | -8.44 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.84% | 0.58% | +3.26 | MKC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.12 | 9.38 | -7.26 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | MKC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.10% | 4.46% | +2.64 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.0 | 66.5 | -16.47 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 0.73 | +0.32 | MKC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 14.9x | 39.7x | -24.82 | MKC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.59B | $448.57B | -$435.98B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MKC REV | COST REV | MKC GROSS % | COST GROSS % | MKC FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $6.84B | $275.24B | 37.9% | 12.8% | $654.4M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $6.72B | $254.45B | 38.5% | 12.6% | $619.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $6.66B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | $937.5M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MKC // BETA 1.05
COST // BETA 0.73