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SMPL vs COST // OPERATING MARGIN
The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SMPL 7
— COST 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: SMPL
LAST: $10.66 (-1.66%) • MKT CAP: $925.9M
operating-margins
10.80%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
operating-margins
3.85%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SMPL VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SMPL | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.20% | 12.82% | +23.38 | SMPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.40% | 42.43% | -36.03 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.5x | 31.4x | -24.86 | SMPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 17.05% | 2.09% | +14.96 | SMPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 10.80% | 3.85% | +6.95 | SMPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.10% | 3.04% | +4.06 | SMPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.00% | 10.14% | -1.14 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.13 | 9.38 | -7.25 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | SMPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.6 | 57.7 | -6.10 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.3x | 43.7x | -35.40 | SMPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $925.9M | $441.39B | -$440.47B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SMPL REV | COST REV | SMPL GROSS % | COST GROSS % | SMPL FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $1.45B | $275.24B | 36.2% | 12.8% | $157.9M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $1.33B | $254.45B | 38.4% | 12.6% | $210.0M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $1.24B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $171.1M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SMPL // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73