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CWST vs NEE // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CWST 6
— NEE 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $93.33 (+3.34%) • MKT CAP: $5.75B
gross-margins
33.80%
LAST: $83.71 (+1.91%) • MKT CAP: $175.57B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CWST VS. NEE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CWST | NEE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 33.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.40% | 4.31% | -1.91 | NEE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.1x | 26.6x | -3.49 | CWST | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.47% | 7.02% | -5.55 | NEE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.50% | 31.78% | -28.28 | NEE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 31.60% | -31.20 | NEE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.00% | 7.47% | +10.53 | CWST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 2.98% | +0.42 | CWST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.77 | 1.08 | +1.69 | CWST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | CWST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.60% | 4.79% | +0.81 | NEE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.5 | 65.2 | -8.64 | NEE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.63 | 0.54 | +0.09 | CWST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 18.4x | +121.60 | NEE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.75B | $175.57B | -$169.82B | NEE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CWST REV | NEE REV | CWST GROSS % | NEE GROSS % | CWST FCF | NEE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.84B | $25.80B | 33.8% | — | $84.7M | $12.48B |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $23.50B | 34.0% | — | $78.1M | $13.26B |
| FY 2023 | $1.26B | $24.80B | 44.0% | — | $176.2M | $11.30B |
| FY 2022 | — | $23.00B | — | — | — | $8.26B |
| FY 2021 | — | $18.80B | — | — | — | $7.55B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CWST // BETA 0.63
NEE // BETA 0.54