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ZWS vs UNP // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZWS 6
— UNP 9
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: UNP
LAST: $44.80 (+0.16%) • MKT CAP: $7.38B
dividend-safety
0.87%
LAST: $304.00 (+0.69%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
dividend-safety
1.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZWS VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZWS | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.10% | 41.00% | +4.10 | ZWS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.30% | 20.10% | -7.80 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.0x | 15.3x | +6.70 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.66% | 3.06% | +0.60 | ZWS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.40% | 40.20% | -23.80 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.70% | 29.10% | -17.40 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | 1.10% | +7.20 | ZWS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.87% | 1.80% | -0.93 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.75 | 4.31 | +0.44 | ZWS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | ZWS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 7.00% | -0.20 | ZWS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.4 | 70.0 | -31.64 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.98 | 1.03 | -0.05 | UNP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 34.7x | 23.3x | +11.40 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.38B | $179.42B | -$172.04B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZWS REV | UNP REV | ZWS GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | ZWS FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.70B | $24.51B | 45.1% | 44.0% | $270.2M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $24.25B | 45.1% | 44.0% | $223.0M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | $24.12B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $185.0M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZWS // BETA 0.98
UNP // BETA 1.03