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VLTO vs DUK // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Veralto Corp Common Stock (NYSE) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VLTO 8
— DUK 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: VLTO
LAST: $111.10 (+6.77%) • MKT CAP: $25.37B
fcf-yield
4.00%
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
fcf-yield
-1.73%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VLTO VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VLTO | DUK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 59.90% | 41.00% | +18.90 | VLTO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 33.10% | 5.20% | +27.90 | VLTO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.0x | 8.7x | +10.30 | DUK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.00% | -1.73% | +5.73 | VLTO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.20% | 31.40% | -8.20 | DUK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.10% | 18.10% | -1.00 | DUK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.00% | 3.30% | +2.70 | VLTO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.43% | 3.40% | -2.97 | DUK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.92 | 0.89 | +5.03 | VLTO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | VLTO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.60% | 6.10% | -0.50 | VLTO | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 80.5 | 69.7 | +10.86 | VLTO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.61 | 0.76 | -0.15 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.1x | 18.4x | +6.70 | DUK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $25.37B | $98.16B | -$72.80B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VLTO REV | DUK REV | VLTO GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | VLTO FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.50B | $0 | 59.9% | — | $1.01B | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $5.19B | $0 | 59.8% | — | $820.0M | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | $5.02B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $737.1M | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VLTO // BETA 0.61
DUK // BETA 0.76