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KALU vs UNP // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KALU 4
— UNP 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $119.83 (-0.84%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
gross-margins
13.10%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KALU VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KALU | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 13.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.90% | 20.10% | -12.20 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.0x | 15.3x | +0.70 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.69% | 3.06% | +2.63 | KALU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.60% | 40.20% | -34.60 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.40% | 29.10% | -25.70 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.50% | 1.10% | +10.40 | KALU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.62% | 1.80% | +0.82 | KALU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.70 | 4.31 | -1.61 | UNP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.6 | 66.2 | -32.64 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.1x | 23.3x | -7.20 | KALU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $179.42B | -$177.46B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KALU REV | UNP REV | KALU GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | KALU FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.37B | $24.51B | 13.1% | — | $111.4M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $3.02B | $24.25B | 11.8% | — | $167.1M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $3.09B | $24.12B | — | — | $211.9M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KALU // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03