COMP <GO>
ZWS vs CAE // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) VS. CAE Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZWS 1
— CAE 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $44.80 (+0.16%) • MKT CAP: $7.40B
macro-sensitivity
0.98
LAST: $25.80 (-1.79%) • MKT CAP: $8.29B
macro-sensitivity
—
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZWS VS. CAE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZWS | CAE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.30% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.66% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.40% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.70% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.87% | 0.00% | +0.87 | ZWS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.75 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | — | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.6 | 61.8 | -23.20 | CAE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 0.98 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 34.7x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.40B | $8.29B | -$898.8M | CAE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZWS REV | CAE REV | ZWS GROSS % | CAE GROSS % | ZWS FCF | CAE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.70B | — | 45.1% | — | $270.2M | — |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | — | 45.1% | — | $223.0M | — |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | — | — | — | $185.0M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZWS // BETA 0.98
CAE // BETA —