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TRN vs RAIL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TRN 7
— RAIL 3
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: TRN
LAST: $28.32 (+10.80%) • MKT CAP: $2.26B
valuation
3.0x
LAST: $4.18 (-0.12%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
valuation
6.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TRN VS. RAIL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TRN | RAIL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 14.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.60% | 27.50% | +31.10 | TRN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 3.0x | 6.4x | -3.40 | TRN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 13.92% | 22.91% | -8.99 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 30.10% | 6.80% | +23.30 | TRN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.90% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -30.00% | -10.20% | -19.80 | RAIL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.37% | 0.00% | +4.37 | TRN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.88 | 1.75 | -0.87 | RAIL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | TRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.9 | 24.8 | +46.11 | 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 | $2.26B | $137.1M | $2.12B | TRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TRN REV | RAIL REV | TRN GROSS % | RAIL GROSS % | TRN FCF | RAIL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.16B | $500.7M | — | 14.6% | $314.1M | $31.4M |
| FY 2024 | $3.08B | $557.7M | 21.7% | 12.0% | $520.0M | $39.9M |
| FY 2023 | $2.98B | $356.8M | — | — | $295.6M | $4.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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