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APLD vs MSFT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APLD 4
— MSFT 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $17.82 (-8.19%) • MKT CAP: $5.87B
fcf-yield
1.06%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
fcf-yield
1.55%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APLD VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APLD | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.10% | 67.66% | -32.56 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -21.70% | 26.54% | -48.24 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 19.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.06% | 1.55% | -0.49 | MSFT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -38.70% | 47.10% | -85.80 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -40.90% | 41.17% | -82.07 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 17.91% | +162.09 | APLD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.44 | 9.35 | -7.91 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | APLD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.50% | 5.74% | +1.76 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.6 | 49.0 | -12.43 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.17 | 1.14 | +0.03 | APLD | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.0x | 24.2x | -4.19 | APLD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.87B | $3.88T | -$3.87T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APLD REV | MSFT REV | APLD GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | APLD FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $611.3M | $281.72B | 35.1% | 68.8% | $62.2M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $144.2M | $245.12B | -50.3% | 69.8% | -$121.9M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $136.6M | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $7.6M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
APLD // BETA 1.17
MSFT // BETA 1.14