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EMBC vs MRK // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Embecta Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EMBC 5
— MRK 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $6.25 (-4.73%) • MKT CAP: $371.7M
fcf-yield
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LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
fcf-yield
3.42%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EMBC VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EMBC | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.60% | 74.80% | -12.20 | MRK | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 35.50% | 20.70% | +14.80 | EMBC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.1x | 15.3x | -9.20 | EMBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | — | 3.42% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.40% | 34.30% | -11.90 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.80% | 28.10% | -19.30 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.80% | 1.30% | -5.10 | MRK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.42% | 2.26% | +7.16 | EMBC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.19 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.3 | 51.7 | +6.60 | EMBC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 3.6x | 18.4x | -14.80 | EMBC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $371.7M | $361.02B | -$360.65B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EMBC REV | MRK REV | EMBC GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | EMBC FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.08B | $65.01B | 62.6% | 74.8% | $182.4M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $1.12B | $64.17B | 65.5% | 76.3% | $19.9M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $1.12B | $60.12B | — | — | $67.7M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EMBC // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92