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PDM vs TAL // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Piedmont Realty Trust Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PDM 2
— TAL 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: TAL
LAST: $9.51 (+3.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.18B
roic
-5.60%
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
roic
12.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PDM VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PDM | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 55.40% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -5.60% | 12.40% | -18.00 | TAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.94% | 9.04% | +2.90 | PDM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 9.20% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -14.80% | 17.60% | -32.40 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -0.90% | 33.70% | -34.60 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.62% | 3.40% | -0.78 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.29 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 9/9 | -6.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.2 | 31.7 | +26.52 | PDM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 8.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.18B | $5.62B | -$4.45B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PDM REV | TAL REV | PDM GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | PDM FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $565.0M | $3.01B | — | 55.4% | $140.6M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $570.3M | $2.25B | — | 53.3% | $198.1M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $577.8M | $1.49B | — | — | $210.1M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PDM // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09