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GTES vs ZWS // OPERATING MARGIN
Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. (NYSE) VS. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GTES 5
— ZWS 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ZWS
LAST: $26.25 (+1.27%) • MKT CAP: $6.65B
operating-margins
13.50%
LAST: $44.73 (+2.83%) • MKT CAP: $7.38B
operating-margins
16.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GTES VS. ZWS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GTES | ZWS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.80% | 45.10% | -5.30 | ZWS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.80% | 12.30% | -4.50 | ZWS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.2x | 22.0x | -6.80 | GTES | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.09% | 3.66% | +2.43 | GTES | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.50% | 16.40% | -2.90 | ZWS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.30% | 11.70% | -4.40 | ZWS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.00% | 8.30% | -7.30 | ZWS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.87% | -0.87 | ZWS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.46 | 4.75 | -2.29 | ZWS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | ZWS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.4 | 38.1 | +13.30 | GTES | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 0.98 | +0.01 | GTES | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.6x | 34.7x | -10.10 | GTES | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.65B | $7.38B | -$739.4M | ZWS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GTES REV | ZWS REV | GTES GROSS % | ZWS GROSS % | GTES FCF | ZWS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.44B | $1.70B | 39.8% | 45.1% | $404.9M | $270.2M |
| FY 2024 | $3.41B | $1.57B | 39.9% | 45.1% | $296.5M | $223.0M |
| FY 2023 | $3.57B | $1.53B | — | — | $320.3M | $185.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GTES // BETA 0.99
ZWS // BETA 0.98