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RMCF vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RMCF 1
— COST 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: RMCF
LAST: $0.83 (+1.90%) • MKT CAP: $8.0M
gross-margins
24.90%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RMCF VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RMCF | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 24.90% | 12.82% | +12.08 | RMCF | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 42.43% | -77.43 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.09% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -13.00% | 3.85% | -16.85 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 3.04% | -3.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -7.00% | 10.14% | -17.14 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.85 | 9.38 | -8.53 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 6/9 | -4.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.0 | 57.7 | -14.70 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 39.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.0M | $441.39B | -$441.38B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RMCF REV | COST REV | RMCF GROSS % | COST GROSS % | RMCF FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $27.5M | $275.24B | 24.9% | 12.8% | -$2.4M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $29.6M | $254.45B | 19.1% | 12.6% | -$10.4M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $28.0M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | -$2.4M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
RMCF // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73