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FWRD vs EXPD // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Expeditors International of Washington Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FWRD 1
— EXPD 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $18.32 (+3.97%) • MKT CAP: $595.2M
fcf-yield
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LAST: $200.56 (+0.86%) • MKT CAP: $25.85B
fcf-yield
1.97%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FWRD VS. EXPD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FWRD | EXPD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 40.30% | -38.60 | EXPD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.7x | 17.3x | +18.40 | EXPD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | — | 1.97% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 9.50% | -8.00 | EXPD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | 7.30% | -11.50 | EXPD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 4.40% | -3.60 | EXPD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.80% | -0.80 | EXPD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.91 | 10.70 | -9.79 | EXPD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 9/9 | -7.00 | EXPD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.9 | 59.8 | +3.10 | FWRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.89 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 29.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $595.2M | $25.85B | -$25.25B | EXPD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FWRD REV | EXPD REV | FWRD GROSS % | EXPD GROSS % | FWRD FCF | EXPD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.50B | $11.07B | — | — | — | $508.4M |
| FY 2024 | $2.47B | $10.60B | — | — | — | $246.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.37B | $9.30B | — | — | — | $634.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FWRD // BETA —
EXPD // BETA 0.89