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SFM vs WMT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SFM 10
— WMT 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: SFM
LAST: $49.70 (+3.54%) • MKT CAP: $4.43B
fcf-yield
10.57%
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $972.82B
fcf-yield
1.39%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SFM VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SFM | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 38.80% | 25.23% | +13.57 | SFM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 23.50% | 20.14% | +3.36 | SFM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.9x | 22.5x | -16.60 | SFM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 10.57% | 1.39% | +9.18 | SFM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.80% | 4.39% | +3.41 | SFM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.90% | 3.00% | +2.90 | SFM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 6.16% | +7.94 | SFM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.80% | -0.80 | WMT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.80 | 6.23 | -2.43 | WMT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | SFM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.38% | +0.32 | WMT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 25.4 | 72.7 | -47.36 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.57 | +0.37 | SFM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.1x | 35.5x | -28.40 | SFM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.43B | $972.82B | -$968.40B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SFM REV | WMT REV | SFM GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | SFM FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $8.81B | $680.99B | 38.8% | 24.9% | $467.7M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $7.72B | $648.13B | 38.1% | 24.4% | $414.8M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $6.84B | $611.29B | 44.0% | 24.1% | $157.4M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SFM // BETA 0.94
WMT // BETA 0.57