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RAIL vs TRN // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RAIL 3
— TRN 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: RAIL
LAST: $4.17 (-0.24%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
fcf-yield
22.91%
LAST: $29.46 (+4.03%) • MKT CAP: $2.26B
fcf-yield
13.92%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RAIL VS. TRN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RAIL | TRN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 14.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.50% | 58.60% | -31.10 | TRN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.4x | 3.0x | +3.40 | TRN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 22.91% | 13.92% | +8.99 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.80% | 30.10% | -23.30 | TRN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 12.90% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -10.20% | -30.00% | +19.80 | RAIL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.37% | -4.37 | TRN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.75 | 0.88 | +0.87 | RAIL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | TRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 25.1 | 60.8 | -35.70 | TRN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 7.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $137.1M | $2.26B | -$2.12B | TRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RAIL REV | TRN REV | RAIL GROSS % | TRN GROSS % | RAIL FCF | TRN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $500.7M | $2.16B | 14.6% | — | $31.4M | $314.1M |
| FY 2024 | $557.7M | $3.08B | 12.0% | 21.7% | $39.9M | $520.0M |
| FY 2023 | $356.8M | $2.98B | — | — | $4.8M | $295.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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