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PLPC vs RTX // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ) VS. RTX Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLPC 3
— RTX 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $320.01 (-8.26%) • MKT CAP: $1.56B
gross-margins
31.20%
LAST: $199.40 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $269.08B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLPC VS. RTX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLPC | RTX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 31.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.60% | 7.20% | +1.40 | PLPC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.9x | 26.5x | -8.60 | PLPC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.13% | 2.95% | -0.82 | RTX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.20% | 10.50% | -2.30 | RTX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 7.60% | -2.30 | RTX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% | 9.70% | +3.00 | PLPC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.26% | 1.33% | -1.07 | RTX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.73 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | RTX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 24.8 | 60.0 | -35.23 | RTX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.2x | 37.2x | 0.00 | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.56B | $269.08B | -$267.51B | RTX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLPC REV | RTX REV | PLPC GROSS % | RTX GROSS % | PLPC FCF | RTX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $669.3M | $88.60B | 31.2% | — | $33.3M | $7.94B |
| FY 2024 | $593.7M | $80.74B | 32.0% | — | $52.8M | $4.53B |
| FY 2023 | $669.7M | $68.92B | — | — | $107.6M | $4.78B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLPC // BETA —
RTX // BETA 0.92