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AMAT vs TSM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AMAT 8
— TSM 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: TSM
LAST: $390.09 (-7.49%) • MKT CAP: $334.63B
fcf-yield
1.70%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
fcf-yield
3.99%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AMAT VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AMAT | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.70% | 62.00% | -13.30 | TSM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.50% | 14.90% | +9.60 | AMAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 32.7x | 14.9x | +17.80 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.70% | 3.99% | -2.29 | TSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 29.20% | 21.10% | +8.10 | AMAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 24.70% | 16.40% | +8.30 | AMAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.40% | -3.30% | +7.70 | AMAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.41% | 0.00% | +0.41 | AMAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 16.63 | 3.87 | +12.76 | AMAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | AMAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 8.30% | -0.40 | AMAT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.3 | 38.3 | -2.06 | TSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.29 | 1.42 | -0.13 | TSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 44.5x | 20.2x | +24.30 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $334.63B | $2.24T | -$1.90T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AMAT REV | TSM REV | AMAT GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | AMAT FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $28.37B | — | 48.7% | — | $5.70B | — |
| FY 2024 | $27.18B | — | 47.5% | — | $7.49B | — |
| FY 2023 | $26.52B | — | 44.0% | — | $7.51B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AMAT // BETA 1.29
TSM // BETA 1.42