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APLD vs AAPL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APLD 3
— AAPL 11
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $17.82 (-8.19%) • MKT CAP: $5.87B
gross-margins
35.10%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
gross-margins
48.65%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APLD VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APLD | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 35.10% | 48.65% | -13.55 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -21.70% | 81.38% | -103.08 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.06% | 2.72% | -1.66 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -38.70% | 33.17% | -71.87 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -40.90% | 27.62% | -68.52 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 14.24% | +165.76 | APLD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.44 | 13.54 | -12.10 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.50% | 5.76% | +1.74 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.6 | 55.4 | -18.76 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.17 | 1.14 | +0.03 | APLD | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.0x | 35.3x | -15.34 | APLD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.87B | $5.03T | -$5.02T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APLD REV | AAPL REV | APLD GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | APLD FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $611.3M | $416.16B | 35.1% | 46.9% | $62.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $144.2M | $391.04B | -50.3% | 46.2% | -$121.9M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $136.6M | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $7.6M | $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
APLD // BETA 1.17
AAPL // BETA 1.14