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KMTS vs MRK // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KMTS 3
— MRK 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MRK
LAST: $29.69 (-3.01%) • MKT CAP: $1.82B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
dividend-safety
2.26%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KMTS VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KMTS | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 51.40% | 74.80% | -23.40 | MRK | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 20.70% | -55.70 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -6.40% | 3.42% | -9.82 | MRK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 34.30% | -94.30 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 28.10% | -88.10 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 59.00% | 1.30% | +57.70 | KMTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.65 | 5.19 | +4.46 | KMTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 51.7 | +9.10 | KMTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.82B | $361.02B | -$359.20B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KMTS REV | MRK REV | KMTS GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | KMTS FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $95.1M | $65.01B | 51.4% | 74.8% | -$116.6M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $59.8M | $64.17B | 40.5% | 76.3% | -$100.5M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $27.8M | $60.12B | — | — | -$72.2M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KMTS // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92