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FWRD vs DE // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FWRD 2
— DE 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.87 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $603.7M
fcf-yield
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LAST: $660.00 (+3.02%) • MKT CAP: $177.95B
fcf-yield
3.43%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FWRD VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FWRD | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 9.30% | -7.60 | DE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.7x | 27.9x | +7.80 | DE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | — | 3.43% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 13.40% | -11.90 | DE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | 11.00% | -15.20 | DE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | -11.70% | +12.50 | FWRD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.97% | -0.97 | DE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.91 | 3.00 | -2.09 | DE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 6/9 | -4.00 | DE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.7 | 52.5 | +13.20 | FWRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.95 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 32.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $603.7M | $177.95B | -$177.35B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FWRD REV | DE REV | FWRD GROSS % | DE GROSS % | FWRD FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.50B | $45.68B | — | — | — | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $2.47B | $51.72B | — | — | — | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $1.37B | $61.25B | — | — | — | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FWRD // BETA —
DE // BETA 0.95