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COST vs BJ // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COST 7
— BJ 7
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $1,012.28 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
net-margins
3.04%
LAST: $107.32 (+1.81%) • MKT CAP: $13.31B
net-margins
2.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COST VS. BJ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COST | BJ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 12.82% | 18.60% | -5.78 | BJ | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 42.43% | 25.30% | +17.13 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 31.4x | 9.7x | +21.66 | BJ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.09% | 2.46% | -0.37 | BJ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.85% | 3.80% | +0.05 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 3.04% | 2.70% | +0.34 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.14% | 4.70% | +5.44 | COST | /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 | 4.83 | +4.55 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BJ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 4.46% | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.7 | 61.0 | -3.30 | BJ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.73 | 1.14 | -0.41 | BJ | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.7x | 21.4x | +22.30 | BJ | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $441.39B | $13.31B | $428.08B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COST REV | BJ REV | COST GROSS % | BJ GROSS % | COST FCF | BJ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B | — |
| FY 2025 | $275.24B | $21.46B | 12.8% | 18.6% | $7.84B | $328.0M |
| FY 2024 | $254.45B | $20.50B | 12.6% | 18.4% | $6.63B | $312.9M |
| FY 2023 | $242.29B | $19.97B | 12.3% | — | $6.75B | -$179.7M |
| FY 2022 | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COST // BETA 0.73
BJ // BETA 1.14