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NPK vs UNP // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
National Presto Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NPK 2
— UNP 10
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $147.82 (-2.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.08B
gross-margins
16.00%
LAST: $304.00 (+0.69%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NPK VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NPK | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 16.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.10% | 20.10% | -12.00 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.1x | 15.3x | +1.80 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.34% | 3.06% | -6.40 | UNP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 40.20% | -32.20 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.60% | 29.10% | -22.50 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 29.70% | 1.10% | +28.60 | NPK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.66% | 1.80% | -1.14 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.22 | 4.31 | +4.91 | NPK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | UNP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.9 | 66.2 | -11.30 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.5x | 23.3x | +4.20 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.08B | $179.42B | -$178.34B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NPK REV | UNP REV | NPK GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | NPK FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $503.5M | $24.51B | 16.0% | — | -$36.2M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $388.2M | $24.25B | 20.2% | — | -$61.0M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $340.9M | $24.12B | — | — | $45.4M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NPK // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03