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GBX vs RAIL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Greenbrier Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GBX 7
— RAIL 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $38.53 (+2.80%) • MKT CAP: $1.19B
valuation
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LAST: $4.18 (-0.12%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
valuation
6.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GBX VS. RAIL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GBX | RAIL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.70% | 14.60% | +4.10 | GBX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.10% | 27.50% | -3.40 | RAIL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 6.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.25% | 22.91% | -0.66 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.10% | 6.80% | +4.30 | GBX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.30% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.60% | -10.20% | +1.60 | GBX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.32% | 0.00% | +3.32 | GBX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.75 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 3/9 | +2.00 | GBX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.2 | 24.8 | +21.38 | GBX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 5.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.19B | $137.1M | $1.06B | GBX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GBX REV | RAIL REV | GBX GROSS % | RAIL GROSS % | GBX FCF | RAIL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.24B | $500.7M | 18.7% | 14.6% | $265.7M | $31.4M |
| FY 2024 | $3.54B | $557.7M | 15.8% | 12.0% | $329.6M | $39.9M |
| FY 2023 | $3.94B | $356.8M | — | — | $71.2M | $4.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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