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CWST vs DUK // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CWST 5
— DUK 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CWST
LAST: $93.33 (+3.34%) • MKT CAP: $5.75B
fcf-yield
1.47%
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
fcf-yield
-1.73%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CWST VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CWST | DUK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.80% | 41.00% | -7.20 | DUK | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.40% | 5.20% | -2.80 | DUK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.1x | 8.7x | +14.40 | DUK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.47% | -1.73% | +3.20 | CWST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.50% | 31.40% | -27.90 | DUK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 18.10% | -17.70 | DUK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.00% | 3.30% | +14.70 | CWST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 3.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.77 | 0.89 | +1.88 | CWST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CWST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.60% | 6.10% | -0.50 | CWST | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.5 | 69.7 | -13.14 | DUK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.63 | 0.76 | -0.13 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 18.4x | +121.60 | DUK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.75B | $98.16B | -$92.42B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CWST REV | DUK REV | CWST GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | CWST FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.84B | $0 | 33.8% | — | $84.7M | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $0 | 34.0% | — | $78.1M | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.26B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $176.2M | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CWST // BETA 0.63
DUK // BETA 0.76