COMP <GO>
WAB vs NSC // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE) VS. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAB 4
— NSC 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $279.60 (-2.09%) • MKT CAP: $47.92B
options-implied-move
—
LAST: $342.64 (+0.13%) • MKT CAP: $76.86B
options-implied-move
—
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAB VS. NSC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAB | NSC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 13.00% | -1.90 | NSC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.6x | 14.1x | +10.50 | NSC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.13% | 2.81% | +0.32 | WAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.10% | 35.80% | -19.70 | NSC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.50% | 23.60% | -13.10 | NSC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.50% | 0.50% | +7.00 | WAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.36% | 1.58% | -1.22 | NSC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.69 | 2.53 | +1.16 | WAB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | WAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.9 | 66.4 | -14.50 | NSC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.96 | -0.02 | NSC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 38.1x | 24.9x | +13.20 | NSC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.92B | $76.86B | -$28.94B | NSC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAB REV | NSC REV | WAB GROSS % | NSC GROSS % | WAB FCF | NSC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | $12.18B | 34.1% | — | $1.50B | $2.16B |
| FY 2024 | $10.39B | $12.12B | 32.4% | — | $1.63B | $1.67B |
| FY 2023 | $9.68B | $12.16B | — | — | $765.5M | $2.63B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAB // BETA 0.94
NSC // BETA 0.96