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COST vs AMZN // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COST 6
— AMZN 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
LAST: $240.35 (-1.41%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COST VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COST | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 12.82% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 42.43% | 17.61% | +24.82 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 31.4x | 15.8x | +15.61 | AMZN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.09% | -1.81% | +3.90 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.85% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.04% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.14% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.58% | 0.00% | +0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.38 | 3.32 | +6.06 | 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% | 6.73% | -2.27 | COST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.7 | 47.2 | +10.50 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.73 | 1.46 | -0.73 | AMZN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.7x | 21.7x | +22.02 | AMZN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $441.39B | $2.63T | -$2.19T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COST REV | AMZN REV | COST GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | COST FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $303.15B | $0 | 12.8% | — | $9.38B | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $275.24B | $0 | 12.8% | — | $7.84B | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $254.45B | $0 | 12.6% | — | $6.63B | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $242.29B | $0 | 12.3% | — | $6.75B | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | $226.95B | $0 | 12.2% | — | $3.50B | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COST // BETA 0.73
AMZN // BETA 1.46