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PDM vs LAUR // OPERATING MARGIN
Piedmont Realty Trust Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PDM 2
— LAUR 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $9.60 (+0.95%) • MKT CAP: $1.18B
operating-margins
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LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
operating-margins
25.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PDM VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PDM | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 28.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -5.60% | 30.60% | -36.20 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 9.8x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.94% | 5.84% | +6.10 | PDM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 25.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -14.80% | 16.50% | -31.30 | LAUR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -0.90% | 8.60% | -9.50 | LAUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.62% | 3.40% | -0.78 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.52 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | LAUR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.6 | 42.4 | +13.20 | PDM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.18B | $4.96B | -$3.78B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PDM REV | LAUR REV | PDM GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | PDM FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $565.0M | $1.70B | — | 28.3% | $140.6M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $570.3M | $1.57B | — | 26.8% | $198.1M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $577.8M | $1.48B | — | — | $210.1M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PDM // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98