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FSTR vs RTX // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ) VS. RTX Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FSTR 3
— RTX 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: FSTR
LAST: $36.39 (+0.47%) • MKT CAP: $382.8M
valuation
12.3x
LAST: $199.40 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $269.08B
valuation
26.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FSTR VS. RTX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FSTR | RTX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 21.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.10% | 7.20% | +2.90 | FSTR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 12.3x | 26.5x | -14.20 | FSTR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.58% | 2.95% | +3.63 | FSTR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.10% | 10.50% | -6.40 | RTX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.40% | 7.60% | -6.20 | RTX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 9.70% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.33% | -1.33 | RTX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.73 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 9/9 | -4.00 | RTX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.6 | 60.0 | -11.37 | RTX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 47.2x | 37.2x | +10.00 | RTX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $382.8M | $269.08B | -$268.70B | RTX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FSTR REV | RTX REV | FSTR GROSS % | RTX GROSS % | FSTR FCF | RTX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $540.0M | $88.60B | 21.1% | — | $25.2M | $7.94B |
| FY 2024 | $530.8M | $80.74B | 22.2% | — | $12.8M | $4.53B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $68.92B | — | — | $37.0M | $4.78B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FSTR // BETA —
RTX // BETA 0.92