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SW vs MA // OPERATING MARGIN
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SW 5
— MA 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MA
LAST: $42.53 (+5.46%) • MKT CAP: $22.31B
operating-margins
5.50%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
operating-margins
57.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SW VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SW | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 19.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.70% | 33.50% | -28.80 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.2x | 29.2x | -18.00 | SW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.92% | 3.08% | +5.84 | SW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 5.50% | 57.60% | -52.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.20% | 45.60% | -43.40 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 47.70% | 16.40% | +31.30 | SW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.03% | 0.49% | +3.54 | SW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.49 | 11.17 | -9.68 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.0 | 68.8 | -18.80 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | 0.90 | -0.02 | MA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 26.8x | 31.2x | -4.40 | SW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $22.31B | $556.88B | -$534.57B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SW REV | MA REV | SW GROSS % | MA GROSS % | SW FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $31.18B | $32.79B | 19.4% | — | $1.99B | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $21.11B | $28.17B | 19.9% | — | $533.1M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $12.09B | $25.10B | — | — | $1.01B | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SW // BETA 0.88
MA // BETA 0.90