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VSEC vs WLDN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
VSE Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Willdan Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VSEC 5
— WLDN 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WLDN
LAST: $155.02 (+6.10%) • MKT CAP: $4.35B
valuation
42.4x
LAST: $77.27 (+1.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.18B
valuation
22.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VSEC VS. WLDN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VSEC | WLDN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 37.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.30% | 12.20% | -7.90 | WLDN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 42.4x | 22.2x | +20.20 | WLDN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.13% | 6.01% | -5.88 | WLDN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.10% | 6.50% | +1.60 | VSEC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 7.70% | -6.60 | WLDN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 41.50% | 20.50% | +21.00 | VSEC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.19% | 0.00% | +0.19 | VSEC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.78 | 4.90 | +0.88 | VSEC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | WLDN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.6 | 45.6 | -1.02 | WLDN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.8x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.35B | $1.18B | $3.17B | VSEC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VSEC REV | WLDN REV | VSEC GROSS % | WLDN GROSS % | VSEC FCF | WLDN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.11B | $681.6M | — | 37.5% | $5.7M | $70.7M |
| FY 2024 | $786.3M | $565.8M | — | 35.8% | -$51.7M | $63.7M |
| FY 2023 | $544.0M | $510.1M | — | — | -$46.3M | $39.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VSEC // BETA 1.03
WLDN // BETA —