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Fair Value Engine
Decision-focused synthesis of expected stock prices combining relative peer multiples and intrinsic models.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot
KR stock price vs HD: inconclusive
Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
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Decision-focused synthesis of expected stock prices combining relative peer multiples and intrinsic models.
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Metric-by-metric
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| Metric | KR | HD | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue growth (YoY) FY 2025 -> FY 2026 | 0.4% | 3.2% | HD leads by 89.1% Higher Revenue growth |
Gross margin | 51.6% | 33.3% | KR leads by 54.8% Higher Gross margin |
EBITDA margin | 2.0% | 14.3% | HD leads by 86.3% Higher EBITDA margin |
EV/Revenue | N/M | N/M | Insufficient data No additional context |
P/E | N/M | N/M | Not comparable Not comparable |
Net debt / EBITDA | 4.8 | 2.1 | HD leads by 127.6% Lower Net debt / EBITDA |
Statements
Core income statement and balance sheet metrics aligned to the reporting windows.
| Metric | KR | Delta vs HD | HD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $147.64B | 10.3% lower | $164.68B |
| Gross profit | $76.15B | 38.8% higher | $54.87B |
| Operating income | $1.89B | 91.0% lower | $20.89B |
| EBITDA | $2.88B | 87.8% lower | $23.56B |
| Net income | $1.02B | 92.8% lower | $14.16B |
| EPS | 1.5 | 89.2% lower | 14.2 |
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | 89.1% lower | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | 51.6% | 54.8% higher | 33.3% |
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 89.9% lower | 12.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 2.0% | 86.3% lower | 14.3% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 92.0% lower | 8.6% |
Trendline
Track multi-year revenue, earnings, and margin direction before underwriting a rerating.
Price framework
Market cap + debt - cash, shown for the current pair and benchmark median context.
Price framework
Baseline discounted cash flow model estimating total intrinsic firm value first, then bridging to an implied stock price per share.
Risk control
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Comparable set
Place both companies in context relative to a wider comparable universe.
LLM-powered Synthesis
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KR looks expensive versus its own fundamentals and is trading well above HD-implied valuation despite materially weaker profitability and growth than HD.
If you believe KR can materially improve operating margin and revenue growth without increasing leverage, then avoid chasing the current price because HD-implied model and weak profitability profile point to limited upside.
KR's current price of $56.73 is above HD-implied price of $38.49, indicating a 32.2% downside on the P/E-based framework. The gap is hard to justify given KR's much lower margins and returns than HD, even though KR trades at a lower P/S multiple.
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