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AQB vs PEP // OPERATING MARGIN
AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AQB 1
— PEP 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.25 (+4.17%) • MKT CAP: $16.6M
operating-margins
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LAST: $133.79 (+0.88%) • MKT CAP: $182.32B
operating-margins
12.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AQB VS. PEP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AQB | PEP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 54.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 17.00% | -52.00 | PEP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 14.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 4.31% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 12.20% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 8.80% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 2.30% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.19% | -4.19 | PEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.38 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | PEP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.2 | 52.4 | +7.80 | AQB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.89 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $16.6M | $182.32B | -$182.30B | PEP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AQB REV | PEP REV | AQB GROSS % | PEP GROSS % | AQB FCF | PEP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $93.92B | — | 54.1% | -$8.7M | $7.86B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $91.85B | — | 54.6% | -$16.8M | $8.37B |
| FY 2023 | $2.5M | $91.47B | — | — | -$24.2M | $9.33B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AQB // BETA —
PEP // BETA 0.89