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ALAB vs AAPL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Astera Labs Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ALAB 4
— AAPL 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: ALAB
LAST: $258.70 (-10.93%) • MKT CAP: $50.39B
gross-margins
75.70%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
gross-margins
48.65%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ALAB VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ALAB | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 75.70% | 48.65% | +27.05 | ALAB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.40% | 81.38% | -77.98 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 30.1x | +64.89 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.56% | 2.72% | -2.16 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.30% | 33.17% | -12.87 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 25.70% | 27.62% | -1.92 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 115.10% | 14.24% | +100.86 | ALAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 26.00 | 13.54 | +12.46 | ALAB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.10% | 5.76% | +2.34 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.5 | 55.4 | -17.87 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.14 | +0.20 | ALAB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 35.3x | +104.66 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $50.39B | $5.03T | -$4.98T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ALAB REV | AAPL REV | ALAB GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | ALAB FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $852.5M | $416.16B | 75.7% | 46.9% | $281.8M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $396.3M | $391.04B | 76.4% | 46.2% | $102.4M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $115.8M | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | -$17.9M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ALAB // BETA 1.34
AAPL // BETA 1.14