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AZZ vs UNP // OPERATING MARGIN
AZZ Inc. (NYSE) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AZZ 6
— UNP 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: UNP
LAST: $138.02 (+0.82%) • MKT CAP: $4.13B
operating-margins
16.00%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
operating-margins
40.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AZZ VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AZZ | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.30% | 20.10% | -8.80 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.0x | 15.3x | -1.30 | AZZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.77% | 3.06% | +7.71 | AZZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 16.00% | 40.20% | -24.20 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.20% | 29.10% | -9.90 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.60% | 1.10% | +3.50 | AZZ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.56% | 1.80% | -1.24 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.48 | 4.31 | +0.17 | AZZ | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | AZZ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.1 | 66.2 | -19.11 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.1x | 23.3x | -11.20 | AZZ | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.13B | $179.42B | -$175.29B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AZZ REV | UNP REV | AZZ GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | AZZ FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.65B | $24.51B | 23.9% | — | $444.7M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $1.58B | $24.25B | 24.3% | — | $134.0M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $1.54B | $24.12B | — | — | $244.5M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AZZ // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03