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UTZ vs COST // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Utz Brands Inc (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UTZ 3
— COST 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: UTZ
LAST: $14.28 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $2.06B
valuation
25.8x
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
valuation
31.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UTZ VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UTZ | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.90% | 12.82% | +12.08 | UTZ | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.10% | 42.43% | -41.33 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 25.8x | 31.4x | -5.56 | UTZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.46% | 2.09% | -1.63 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.40% | 3.85% | -2.45 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.10% | 3.04% | -2.94 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.10% | 10.14% | -8.04 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.08% | 0.58% | +0.50 | UTZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.25 | 9.38 | -8.13 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 57.7 | -2.33 | 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 | $2.06B | $441.39B | -$439.34B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UTZ REV | COST REV | UTZ GROSS % | COST GROSS % | UTZ FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $1.44B | $275.24B | 24.9% | 12.8% | $9.4M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $1.41B | $254.45B | 26.2% | 12.6% | $7.6M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $1.44B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $76.6M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
UTZ // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73