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FTEK vs RTX // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Fuel Tech Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. RTX Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FTEK 1
— RTX 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.48 (-5.13%) • MKT CAP: $46.2M
gross-margins
46.40%
LAST: $199.40 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $269.08B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FTEK VS. RTX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FTEK | RTX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 46.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -10.40% | 7.20% | -17.60 | RTX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 26.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.53% | 2.95% | +3.58 | FTEK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -13.80% | 10.50% | -24.30 | RTX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.70% | 7.60% | -16.30 | RTX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.10% | 9.70% | -3.60 | RTX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.33% | -1.33 | RTX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.17 | 2.73 | -1.56 | RTX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | RTX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.2 | 60.0 | -15.77 | RTX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 37.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $46.2M | $269.08B | -$269.03B | RTX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FTEK REV | RTX REV | FTEK GROSS % | RTX GROSS % | FTEK FCF | RTX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $26.7M | $88.60B | 46.4% | — | $3.0M | $7.94B |
| FY 2024 | $25.1M | $80.74B | 42.3% | — | -$3.4M | $4.53B |
| FY 2023 | $27.1M | $68.92B | — | — | $696.0K | $4.78B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FTEK // BETA —
RTX // BETA 0.92