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BALL vs UNP // OPERATING MARGIN
Ball Corporation (NYSE) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BALL 5
— UNP 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: UNP
LAST: $66.47 (+3.05%) • MKT CAP: $17.07B
operating-margins
13.90%
LAST: $304.00 (+0.69%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
operating-margins
40.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BALL VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BALL | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.20% | 20.10% | -14.90 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.4x | 15.3x | +5.10 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.62% | 3.06% | +1.56 | BALL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.90% | 40.20% | -26.30 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 29.10% | -18.20 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.60% | 1.10% | +5.50 | BALL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.29% | 1.80% | -0.51 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.00 | 4.31 | -2.31 | UNP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | BALL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 7.00% | -0.30 | BALL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.7 | 70.0 | +0.67 | BALL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 1.03 | -0.08 | UNP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 23.3x | +7.20 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $17.07B | $179.42B | -$162.35B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BALL REV | UNP REV | BALL GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | BALL FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $24.51B | — | 44.0% | $788.0M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $24.25B | — | 44.0% | -$369.0M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | — | $24.12B | — | 44.0% | — | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BALL // BETA 0.95
UNP // BETA 1.03