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CR vs VMI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Crane Company (NYSE) VS. Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CR 8
— VMI 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: VMI
LAST: $198.02 (-3.78%) • MKT CAP: $11.90B
valuation
24.5x
LAST: $422.10 (-2.46%) • MKT CAP: $8.28B
valuation
16.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CR VS. VMI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CR | VMI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.20% | 30.20% | +12.00 | CR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 14.70% | -2.30 | VMI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 24.5x | 16.5x | +8.00 | VMI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.64% | 3.76% | -1.12 | VMI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.40% | 10.10% | +8.30 | CR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.90% | 8.50% | +7.40 | CR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 0.70% | +7.50 | CR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.44% | 0.63% | -0.19 | VMI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.16 | 6.17 | -0.01 | VMI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | CR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.1 | 38.8 | +15.30 | CR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.09 | 0.90 | +0.19 | CR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.1x | 21.9x | +8.20 | VMI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.90B | $8.28B | $3.61B | CR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CR REV | VMI REV | CR GROSS % | VMI GROSS % | CR FCF | VMI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.31B | $4.10B | 42.2% | 30.2% | — | $311.4M |
| FY 2024 | $2.13B | $4.08B | 40.7% | 30.5% | — | $493.2M |
| FY 2023 | $1.86B | $4.17B | — | — | — | $118.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CR // BETA 1.09
VMI // BETA 0.90