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SI vs MRK // OPERATING MARGIN
Shoulder Innovations Inc. (NYSE) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SI 4
— MRK 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MRK
LAST: $19.13 (-6.41%) • MKT CAP: $425.5M
operating-margins
-55.60%
LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
operating-margins
34.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SI VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SI | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 76.50% | 74.80% | +1.70 | SI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -16.10% | 20.70% | -36.80 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.46% | 3.42% | -11.88 | MRK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -55.60% | 34.30% | -89.90 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 28.10% | -88.10 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 49.60% | 1.30% | +48.30 | SI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.73 | 5.19 | +3.54 | SI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.1 | 51.7 | +8.40 | SI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $425.5M | $361.02B | -$360.60B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SI REV | MRK REV | SI GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | SI FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $47.3M | $65.01B | 76.5% | 74.8% | -$36.0M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $31.6M | $64.17B | 77.0% | 76.3% | -$18.2M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | — | $60.12B | — | — | — | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SI // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92