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MLI vs WTS // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Mueller Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Watts Water Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MLI 10
— WTS 3
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: WTS
LAST: $55.78 (+0.87%) • MKT CAP: $12.16B
macro-sensitivity
1.10
LAST: $350.89 (+2.34%) • MKT CAP: $11.71B
macro-sensitivity
1.16
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MLI VS. WTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MLI | WTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 49.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 41.10% | 19.50% | +21.60 | MLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.6x | 23.6x | -14.00 | MLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.67% | 3.04% | +1.63 | MLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.90% | 18.40% | +4.50 | MLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.30% | 14.00% | +4.30 | MLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.90% | 8.30% | +2.60 | MLI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.90% | 0.00% | +0.90 | MLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 18.71 | 7.46 | +11.25 | MLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | WTS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.7 | 46.4 | -6.70 | WTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.10 | 1.16 | -0.06 | WTS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.8x | 32.0x | -17.20 | MLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.16B | $11.71B | $444.8M | MLI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MLI REV | WTS REV | MLI GROSS % | WTS GROSS % | MLI FCF | WTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.18B | $2.44B | — | 49.5% | $567.4M | $356.3M |
| FY 2024 | $3.77B | $2.25B | — | 47.2% | $476.3M | $325.8M |
| FY 2023 | $3.42B | $2.06B | — | — | $518.9M | $218.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MLI // BETA 1.10
WTS // BETA 1.16