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VITL vs COST // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Vital Farms Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VITL 5
— COST 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $9.29 (+0.43%) • MKT CAP: $398.8M
valuation
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LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
valuation
31.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VITL VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VITL | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.60% | 12.82% | +24.78 | VITL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 23.10% | 42.43% | -19.33 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -12.09% | 2.09% | -14.18 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.60% | 3.85% | +7.75 | VITL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.70% | 3.04% | +5.66 | VITL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.30% | 10.14% | +15.16 | VITL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.18 | 9.38 | -5.20 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.1 | 57.7 | -15.57 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 5.0x | 39.7x | -34.72 | VITL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $398.8M | $441.39B | -$440.99B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VITL REV | COST REV | VITL GROSS % | COST GROSS % | VITL FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $759.4M | $275.24B | 37.6% | 12.8% | -$48.2M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $606.3M | $254.45B | 37.9% | 12.6% | $36.2M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $471.9M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $50.9M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VITL // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73