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PNW vs TLN // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE) VS. Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PNW 6
— TLN 5
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: PNW
LAST: $106.64 (+1.69%) • MKT CAP: $12.92B
roic
5.20%
LAST: $348.85 (+0.32%) • MKT CAP: $16.71B
roic
-1.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PNW VS. TLN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PNW | TLN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 5.20% | -1.00% | +6.20 | PNW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.4x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.11% | 3.63% | +8.48 | PNW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.00% | -3.60% | +23.60 | PNW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.60% | -8.70% | +24.30 | PNW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.20% | 60.00% | -55.80 | TLN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.27% | 3.40% | -0.13 | TLN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.95 | 1.18 | -0.23 | TLN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.8 | 53.3 | +13.50 | PNW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.69 | 0.74 | -0.05 | TLN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.4x | 28.0x | -13.60 | PNW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.92B | $16.71B | -$3.79B | TLN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PNW REV | TLN REV | PNW GROSS % | TLN GROSS % | PNW FCF | TLN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.34B | $2.52B | — | — | $1.56B | $606.0M |
| FY 2024 | $5.12B | $1.57B | — | — | $1.38B | $171.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.70B | — | — | — | $996.4M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PNW // BETA 0.69
TLN // BETA 0.74