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AEE vs SO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Ameren Corporation (NYSE) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AEE 7
— SO 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: AEE
LAST: $110.21 (+2.05%) • MKT CAP: $30.51B
fcf-yield
-2.54%
LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
fcf-yield
-2.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AEE VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AEE | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.10% | 6.90% | -1.80 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.8x | 8.5x | +0.30 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -2.54% | -2.74% | +0.20 | AEE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.00% | 24.70% | -1.70 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.00% | 14.70% | +3.30 | AEE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.40% | 10.60% | +4.80 | AEE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.52% | 2.82% | -0.30 | SO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.23 | 0.98 | +0.25 | AEE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.2 | 62.9 | +4.30 | AEE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.65 | 0.58 | +0.07 | AEE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.2x | 22.9x | -6.70 | AEE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $30.51B | $106.97B | -$76.46B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AEE REV | SO REV | AEE GROSS % | SO GROSS % | AEE FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.80B | $29.55B | — | — | -$775.0M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $7.62B | $26.72B | — | — | -$1.56B | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $7.50B | $25.25B | — | — | $2.23B | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AEE // BETA 0.65
SO // BETA 0.58