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VLGEA vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Village Super Market Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VLGEA 6
— COST 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: VLGEA
LAST: $42.60 (-1.43%) • MKT CAP: $630.7M
gross-margins
28.60%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VLGEA VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VLGEA | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 28.60% | 12.82% | +15.78 | VLGEA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.00% | 42.43% | -28.43 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 4.3x | 31.4x | -27.06 | VLGEA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.47% | 2.09% | +3.38 | VLGEA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.10% | 3.85% | -0.75 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.40% | 3.04% | -0.64 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.80% | 10.14% | -6.34 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.11% | 0.58% | +1.53 | VLGEA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.89 | 9.38 | -5.49 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | VLGEA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.2 | 57.7 | -16.48 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.4x | 39.7x | -29.32 | VLGEA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $630.7M | $441.39B | -$440.76B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VLGEA REV | COST REV | VLGEA GROSS % | COST GROSS % | VLGEA FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $2.32B | $275.24B | 28.6% | 12.8% | $34.5M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $2.24B | $254.45B | 28.7% | 12.6% | $17.8M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $2.17B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $104.5M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VLGEA // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73