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WMT vs COST // OPERATING MARGIN
Walmart Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WMT 8
— COST 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: WMT
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $972.82B
operating-margins
4.39%
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.63%) • MKT CAP: $440.74B
operating-margins
3.85%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WMT VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WMT | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 25.23% | 12.82% | +12.41 | WMT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 20.14% | 42.43% | -22.29 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.5x | 30.8x | -8.29 | WMT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.39% | 2.13% | -0.74 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 4.39% | 3.85% | +0.54 | WMT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.00% | 3.04% | -0.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.16% | 10.14% | -3.98 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.80% | 0.58% | +0.22 | WMT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.23 | 9.29 | -3.06 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.38% | 4.46% | +1.92 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.7 | 66.5 | +6.21 | WMT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.57 | 0.73 | -0.16 | COST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.5x | 39.7x | -4.22 | WMT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $972.82B | $440.74B | $532.08B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WMT REV | COST REV | WMT GROSS % | COST GROSS % | WMT FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $713.16B | $303.15B | 24.9% | 12.8% | $14.92B | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $680.99B | $275.24B | 24.9% | 12.8% | $12.66B | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $648.13B | $254.45B | 24.4% | 12.6% | $15.12B | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $611.29B | $242.29B | 24.1% | 12.3% | $11.98B | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | $572.75B | $226.95B | 25.1% | 12.2% | $11.07B | $3.50B |
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