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SOLV vs BAX // OPERATING MARGIN
Solventum Corporation (NYSE) VS. Baxter International Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SOLV 8
— BAX 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: SOLV
LAST: $81.33 (-2.67%) • MKT CAP: $13.84B
operating-margins
26.20%
LAST: $23.00 (-2.13%) • MKT CAP: $11.90B
operating-margins
-2.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SOLV VS. BAX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SOLV | BAX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 53.50% | 30.10% | +23.40 | SOLV | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.70% | -2.40% | +21.10 | SOLV | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.3x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.07% | 2.79% | -2.86 | BAX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 26.20% | -2.70% | +28.90 | SOLV | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.70% | -8.50% | +27.20 | SOLV | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.90% | 5.70% | -4.80 | BAX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.86% | -2.86 | BAX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.25 | 2.22 | +0.03 | SOLV | /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 | 37.9 | 39.0 | -1.10 | BAX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.06 | 0.95 | +0.11 | SOLV | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.5x | 18.0x | -9.50 | SOLV | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.84B | $11.90B | $1.95B | SOLV | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SOLV REV | BAX REV | SOLV GROSS % | BAX GROSS % | SOLV FCF | BAX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.32B | $11.24B | 53.5% | 30.1% | -$10.0M | $339.0M |
| FY 2024 | $8.25B | $10.64B | 55.6% | 37.5% | $805.0M | $540.4M |
| FY 2023 | $8.20B | $10.36B | — | — | $1.55B | $1.26B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SOLV // BETA 1.06
BAX // BETA 0.95