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CWST vs SO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CWST 6
— SO 6
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CWST
LAST: $90.31 (+2.01%) • MKT CAP: $5.75B
fcf-yield
1.47%
LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
fcf-yield
-2.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CWST VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CWST | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.40% | 6.90% | -4.50 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.1x | 8.5x | +14.60 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.47% | -2.74% | +4.21 | CWST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.50% | 24.70% | -21.20 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 14.70% | -14.30 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.00% | 10.60% | +7.40 | CWST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 2.82% | +0.58 | CWST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.77 | 0.98 | +1.79 | CWST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CWST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.5 | 62.9 | -11.40 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.63 | 0.58 | +0.05 | CWST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.75B | $106.97B | -$101.22B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CWST REV | SO REV | CWST GROSS % | SO GROSS % | CWST FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.84B | $29.55B | 33.8% | — | $84.7M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $26.72B | 34.0% | — | $78.1M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.26B | $25.25B | — | — | $176.2M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CWST // BETA 0.63
SO // BETA 0.58