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AAPL vs META // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAPL 8
— META 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: META
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.07T
gross-margins
48.65%
LAST: $614.99 (-1.53%) • MKT CAP: $1.60T
gross-margins
81.03%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAPL VS. META)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAPL | META | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 48.65% | 81.03% | -32.38 | META | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 81.38% | 18.19% | +63.19 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.3x | 16.6x | +13.76 | META | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.70% | 1.79% | +0.91 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 33.17% | 32.86% | +0.31 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.62% | 31.15% | -3.53 | META | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.24% | 27.53% | -13.29 | META | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.31% | 0.34% | -0.03 | META | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.62 | 6.32 | +7.30 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.76% | 8.11% | -2.35 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 33.2 | +22.14 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.39 | -0.25 | META | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.3x | 22.3x | +13.06 | META | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.07T | $1.60T | $3.47T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAPL REV | META REV | AAPL GROSS % | META GROSS % | AAPL FCF | META FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $416.16B | $200.97B | 46.9% | 82.0% | $98.77B | $46.11B |
| FY 2024 | $391.04B | $164.50B | 46.2% | 81.7% | $108.81B | $54.07B |
| FY 2023 | $383.29B | $134.90B | 44.1% | 80.8% | $99.58B | $44.07B |
| FY 2022 | $394.33B | $116.61B | 43.3% | 78.3% | $111.44B | $19.29B |
| FY 2021 | $365.82B | $117.93B | 41.8% | 80.8% | $92.95B | $38.99B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAPL // BETA 1.14
META // BETA 1.39