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PRLB vs UNP // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Proto Labs Inc. (NYSE) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRLB 3
— UNP 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: PRLB
LAST: $77.64 (-14.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.86B
fcf-yield
3.21%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
fcf-yield
3.06%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRLB VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRLB | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 44.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.50% | 20.10% | -16.60 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.3x | 15.3x | +31.00 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.21% | 3.06% | +0.15 | PRLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.70% | 40.20% | -35.50 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 29.10% | -25.10 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 1.10% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.80% | -1.80 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.96 | 4.31 | +9.65 | PRLB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | PRLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.7 | 66.2 | -25.50 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 81.3x | 23.3x | +58.00 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.86B | $179.42B | -$177.56B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRLB REV | UNP REV | PRLB GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | PRLB FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $533.1M | $24.51B | 44.5% | — | $59.7M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $500.9M | $24.25B | 44.6% | — | $68.7M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $24.12B | — | — | $73.3M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PRLB // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03