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WAL vs COLB // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE) VS. Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAL 4
— COLB 6
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: COLB
LAST: $76.77 (-2.41%) • MKT CAP: $8.46B
market-cap
$8.46B
LAST: $30.84 (-1.28%) • MKT CAP: $8.84B
market-cap
$8.84B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAL VS. COLB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAL | COLB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.90% | 1.80% | +1.10 | WAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 27.8x | 46.0x | -18.20 | WAL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -18.00% | 8.41% | -26.41 | COLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 75.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 68.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 99.70% | 18.80% | +80.90 | WAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.82% | -3.82 | COLB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | COLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.8 | 64.3 | -6.50 | COLB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 1.00 | -0.04 | COLB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.4x | 13.4x | -6.00 | WAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $8.46B | $8.84B | -$376.9M | COLB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAL REV | COLB REV | WAL GROSS % | COLB GROSS % | WAL FCF | COLB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $135.8M | $177.0M | — | — | -$2.69B | $738.0M |
| FY 2024 | $68.0M | $149.0M | — | — | -$2.75B | $652.3M |
| FY 2023 | $98.6M | $134.0M | — | — | -$333.0M | $664.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAL // BETA 0.96
COLB // BETA 1.00