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DAR vs PEP // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE) VS. PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DAR 4
— PEP 11
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: PEP
LAST: $55.73 (+1.05%) • MKT CAP: $8.70B
balance-sheet
2.25
LAST: $137.34 (+2.65%) • MKT CAP: $182.32B
balance-sheet
3.38
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DAR VS. PEP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DAR | PEP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.00% | 54.10% | -30.10 | PEP | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.10% | 17.00% | -13.90 | PEP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.3x | 14.3x | +4.00 | PEP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.80% | 4.31% | +3.49 | DAR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.50% | 12.20% | -7.70 | PEP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | 8.80% | -7.80 | PEP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.40% | 2.30% | +5.10 | DAR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.19% | -4.19 | PEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 2.25 | 3.38 | -1.13 | PEP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | DAR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 6.50% | +0.40 | PEP | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.4 | 61.1 | -24.69 | PEP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.89 | +0.12 | DAR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 128.9x | 20.6x | +108.30 | PEP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.70B | $182.32B | -$173.62B | PEP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DAR REV | PEP REV | DAR GROSS % | PEP GROSS % | DAR FCF | PEP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.14B | $93.92B | 24.0% | 54.1% | $679.2M | $7.86B |
| FY 2024 | $5.72B | $91.85B | 22.4% | 54.6% | $506.8M | $8.37B |
| FY 2023 | $6.79B | $91.47B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $593.8M | $9.33B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DAR // BETA 1.01
PEP // BETA 0.89