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ZWS vs DE // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZWS 9
— DE 4
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: ZWS
LAST: $44.67 (-0.29%) • MKT CAP: $7.40B
fcf-yield
3.66%
LAST: $667.60 (-1.17%) • MKT CAP: $182.13B
fcf-yield
3.43%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZWS VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZWS | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.30% | 9.30% | +3.00 | ZWS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.0x | 27.9x | -5.90 | ZWS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.66% | 3.43% | +0.23 | ZWS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.40% | 13.40% | +3.00 | ZWS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.70% | 11.00% | +0.70 | ZWS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | -11.70% | +20.00 | ZWS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.87% | 0.97% | -0.10 | DE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.75 | 3.00 | +1.75 | ZWS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | ZWS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.6 | 58.3 | -19.70 | DE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.98 | 0.95 | +0.03 | ZWS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 34.7x | 32.9x | +1.80 | DE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.40B | $182.13B | -$174.73B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZWS REV | DE REV | ZWS GROSS % | DE GROSS % | ZWS FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.70B | $45.68B | 45.1% | — | $270.2M | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $51.72B | 45.1% | — | $223.0M | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | $61.25B | — | — | $185.0M | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZWS // BETA 0.98
DE // BETA 0.95