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POST vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: POST 6
— COST 5
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: POST
LAST: $81.65 (+1.71%) • MKT CAP: $3.59B
gross-margins
28.70%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (POST VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | POST | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 28.70% | 12.82% | +15.88 | POST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.90% | 42.43% | -36.53 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.5x | 31.4x | -17.86 | POST | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.09% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.80% | 3.85% | +5.95 | POST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.10% | 3.04% | +1.06 | POST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.00% | 10.14% | -7.14 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.38 | 9.38 | -8.00 | 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 | 66.1 | 57.7 | +8.38 | POST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.0x | 39.7x | -29.72 | POST | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.59B | $441.39B | -$437.80B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | POST REV | COST REV | POST GROSS % | COST GROSS % | POST FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $8.16B | $275.24B | 28.7% | 12.8% | $998.3M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $7.92B | $254.45B | 29.1% | 12.6% | $931.7M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $6.99B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $750.3M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
POST // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73