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LW vs WMT // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Walmart Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LW 8
— WMT 6
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: LW
LAST: $54.08 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $7.45B
forward-pe
23.5x
LAST: $123.51 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $979.90B
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39.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LW VS. WMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LW | WMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.60% | 25.23% | -4.63 | WMT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.80% | 20.14% | -5.34 | WMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.4x | 22.9x | -13.51 | LW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.36% | 1.36% | +6.00 | LW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.90% | 4.39% | +4.51 | LW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.40% | 3.00% | +1.40 | LW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.50% | 6.16% | -3.66 | WMT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.83% | 0.78% | +2.05 | LW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.07 | 6.29 | -3.22 | WMT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | WMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.92% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.0 | 58.6 | +2.40 | LW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.57 | +0.44 | LW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 23.5x | 39.4x | -15.90 | LW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.45B | $979.90B | -$972.45B | WMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LW REV | WMT REV | LW GROSS % | WMT GROSS % | LW FCF | WMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $713.16B | — | 24.9% | — | $14.92B |
| FY 2025 | $6.61B | $680.99B | 20.6% | 24.9% | $540.2M | $12.66B |
| FY 2024 | $6.45B | $648.13B | 21.7% | 24.4% | $230.1M | $15.12B |
| FY 2023 | $6.47B | $611.29B | — | 24.1% | $507.2M | $11.98B |
| FY 2022 | — | $572.75B | — | 25.1% | — | $11.07B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LW // BETA 1.01
WMT // BETA 0.57