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EPC vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EPC 2
— MA 10
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $28.57 (+3.25%) • MKT CAP: $1.32B
gross-margins
41.60%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EPC VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EPC | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.50% | 33.50% | -31.00 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 29.4x | 29.2x | +0.20 | MA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.99% | 3.08% | +5.91 | EPC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.30% | 57.60% | -53.30 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 45.60% | -44.50 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.30% | 16.40% | -17.70 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.23% | 0.49% | +1.74 | EPC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.58 | 11.17 | -9.59 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.6 | 68.8 | -13.21 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 48.2x | 31.2x | +17.00 | MA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.32B | $556.88B | -$555.56B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EPC REV | MA REV | EPC GROSS % | MA GROSS % | EPC FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.22B | $32.79B | 41.6% | — | $118.4M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $2.25B | $28.17B | 42.4% | — | -$231.0M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $2.25B | $25.10B | — | — | -$216.1M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EPC // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90