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RAIL vs UNP // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RAIL 3
— UNP 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.18 (-0.12%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
gross-margins
14.60%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RAIL VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RAIL | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 14.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.50% | 20.10% | +7.40 | RAIL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.4x | 15.3x | -8.90 | RAIL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.91% | 3.06% | +19.85 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.80% | 40.20% | -33.40 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 29.10% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -10.20% | 1.10% | -11.30 | UNP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.80% | -1.80 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.75 | 4.31 | -2.56 | UNP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | UNP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 24.8 | 66.2 | -41.40 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 23.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $137.1M | $179.42B | -$179.28B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RAIL REV | UNP REV | RAIL GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | RAIL FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $500.7M | $24.51B | 14.6% | — | $31.4M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $557.7M | $24.25B | 12.0% | — | $39.9M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $356.8M | $24.12B | — | — | $4.8M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
RAIL // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03