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SFD vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Smithfield Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SFD 9
— COST 6
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: SFD
LAST: $18.34 (-1.13%) • MKT CAP: $7.31B
gross-margins
13.50%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $448.57B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SFD VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SFD | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 13.50% | 12.82% | +0.68 | SFD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.10% | 42.43% | -29.33 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 4.4x | 31.4x | -26.96 | SFD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.84% | 2.09% | +3.75 | SFD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.30% | 3.85% | +4.45 | SFD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.40% | 3.04% | +3.36 | SFD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.80% | 10.14% | -0.34 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.42% | 0.58% | +4.84 | SFD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.15 | 9.38 | -6.23 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | SFD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 4.46% | +2.04 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.3 | 66.5 | -26.23 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 0.73 | +0.14 | SFD | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 6.9x | 39.7x | -32.82 | SFD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.31B | $448.57B | -$441.27B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SFD REV | COST REV | SFD GROSS % | COST GROSS % | SFD FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $15.53B | $275.24B | 13.5% | 12.8% | $406.5M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $14.14B | $254.45B | 13.4% | 12.6% | $431.0M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $14.64B | $242.29B | 44.0% | 12.3% | -$639.8M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SFD // BETA 0.87
COST // BETA 0.73