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KR vs WMT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kroger Company (NYSE) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KR 6
— WMT 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: KR
LAST: $68.36 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $39.43B
valuation
6.6x
LAST: $127.69 (+3.38%) • MKT CAP: $979.90B
valuation
22.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KR VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KR | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 25.23% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.70% | 20.14% | -11.44 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 6.6x | 22.9x | -16.31 | KR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.71% | 1.36% | +0.35 | KR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.30% | 4.39% | -3.09 | WMT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.70% | 3.00% | -2.30 | WMT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.40% | 6.16% | -5.76 | WMT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.27% | 0.78% | +1.49 | KR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.33 | 6.29 | -1.96 | WMT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.92% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.8 | 58.6 | +4.20 | KR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | 0.57 | +0.46 | KR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.6x | 39.4x | -3.80 | KR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $39.43B | $979.90B | -$940.47B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KR REV | WMT REV | KR GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | KR FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $147.64B | $680.99B | — | 24.9% | $667.1M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $147.12B | $648.13B | — | 24.4% | -$826.5M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $150.04B | $611.29B | — | 24.1% | $36.2M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KR // BETA 1.03
WMT // BETA 0.57