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WTS vs MLI // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Watts Water Technologies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mueller Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WTS 3
— MLI 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: MLI
LAST: $347.60 (-0.94%) • MKT CAP: $11.71B
fcf-yield
3.04%
LAST: $54.56 (-2.19%) • MKT CAP: $12.16B
fcf-yield
4.67%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WTS VS. MLI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WTS | MLI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 49.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.50% | 41.10% | -21.60 | MLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.6x | 9.6x | +14.00 | MLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.04% | 4.67% | -1.63 | MLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.40% | 22.90% | -4.50 | MLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.00% | 18.30% | -4.30 | MLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | 10.90% | -2.60 | MLI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.90% | -0.90 | MLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.46 | 18.71 | -11.25 | MLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | WTS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.4 | 39.7 | +6.70 | WTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | 1.10 | +0.06 | WTS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.0x | 14.8x | +17.20 | MLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.71B | $12.16B | -$444.8M | MLI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WTS REV | MLI REV | WTS GROSS % | MLI GROSS % | WTS FCF | MLI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.44B | $4.18B | 49.5% | — | $356.3M | $567.4M |
| FY 2024 | $2.25B | $3.77B | 47.2% | — | $325.8M | $476.3M |
| FY 2023 | $2.06B | $3.42B | — | — | $218.3M | $518.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WTS // BETA 1.16
MLI // BETA 1.10