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CR vs MLI // OPERATING MARGIN
Crane Company (NYSE) VS. Mueller Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CR 2
— MLI 11
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MLI
LAST: $198.02 (-3.78%) • MKT CAP: $11.90B
operating-margins
18.40%
LAST: $54.56 (-2.19%) • MKT CAP: $12.16B
operating-margins
22.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CR VS. MLI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CR | MLI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 41.10% | -28.70 | MLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.5x | 9.6x | +14.90 | MLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.64% | 4.67% | -2.03 | MLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 18.40% | 22.90% | -4.50 | MLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.90% | 18.30% | -2.40 | MLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 10.90% | -2.70 | MLI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.44% | 0.90% | -0.46 | MLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.16 | 18.71 | -12.55 | MLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | CR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.1 | 39.7 | +14.40 | CR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.09 | 1.10 | -0.01 | MLI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.1x | 14.8x | +15.30 | MLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.90B | $12.16B | -$262.7M | MLI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CR REV | MLI REV | CR GROSS % | MLI GROSS % | CR FCF | MLI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.31B | $4.18B | 42.2% | — | — | $567.4M |
| FY 2024 | $2.13B | $3.77B | 40.7% | — | — | $476.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.86B | $3.42B | — | — | — | $518.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CR // BETA 1.09
MLI // BETA 1.10