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PLPC vs UNP // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLPC 2
— UNP 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: UNP
LAST: $320.01 (-8.26%) • MKT CAP: $1.56B
roic
8.60%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
roic
20.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLPC VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLPC | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 8.60% | 20.10% | -11.50 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.9x | 15.3x | +2.60 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.13% | 3.06% | -0.93 | UNP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.20% | 40.20% | -32.00 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 29.10% | -23.80 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% | 1.10% | +11.60 | PLPC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.26% | 1.80% | -1.54 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.31 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | PLPC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 24.8 | 66.2 | -41.43 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.2x | 23.3x | +13.90 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.56B | $179.42B | -$177.86B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLPC REV | UNP REV | PLPC GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | PLPC FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $669.3M | $24.51B | 31.2% | — | $33.3M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $593.7M | $24.25B | 32.0% | — | $52.8M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $669.7M | $24.12B | — | — | $107.6M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLPC // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03