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LUMN vs ESE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lumen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUMN 4
— ESE 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.88 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $5.03B
valuation
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LAST: $237.70 (-2.94%) • MKT CAP: $7.37B
valuation
35.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUMN VS. ESE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUMN | ESE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.40% | 42.10% | -0.70 | ESE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -13.40% | 8.50% | -21.90 | ESE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 35.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.00% | 2.54% | +19.46 | LUMN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.20% | 15.60% | -22.80 | ESE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -15.30% | 27.30% | -42.60 | ESE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -6.60% | 19.20% | -25.80 | ESE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.02% | 0.11% | -0.09 | ESE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 7.03 | -6.58 | ESE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | ESE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.7 | 38.4 | +6.30 | LUMN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | 1.03 | +0.01 | LUMN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.0x | 21.3x | -3.30 | LUMN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.03B | $7.37B | -$2.34B | ESE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUMN REV | ESE REV | LUMN GROSS % | ESE GROSS % | LUMN FCF | ESE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.33B | $1.10B | 41.4% | 42.1% | $4.23B | $192.6M |
| FY 2024 | $12.13B | $919.1M | 44.7% | 42.3% | $3.79B | $86.2M |
| FY 2023 | $13.52B | $855.8M | — | — | $1.55B | $38.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUMN // BETA 1.04
ESE // BETA 1.03