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WMK vs COST // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Weis Markets Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WMK 4
— COST 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WMK
LAST: $74.84 (+0.75%) • MKT CAP: $1.85B
valuation
6.1x
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
valuation
31.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WMK VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WMK | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 25.00% | 12.82% | +12.18 | WMK | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.30% | 42.43% | -35.13 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 6.1x | 31.4x | -25.26 | WMK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.26% | 2.09% | -1.83 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | 3.85% | -1.55 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.90% | 3.04% | -1.14 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.50% | 10.14% | -6.64 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.90% | 0.58% | +1.32 | WMK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.60 | 9.38 | -3.78 | 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 | 48.7 | 57.7 | -8.99 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.4x | 39.7x | -21.32 | WMK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.85B | $441.39B | -$439.54B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WMK REV | COST REV | WMK GROSS % | COST GROSS % | WMK FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $4.96B | $275.24B | 25.0% | 12.8% | $4.8M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $4.79B | $254.45B | 25.0% | 12.6% | $26.1M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $4.71B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $201.6M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WMK // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73