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ARCC vs TRU // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. TransUnion (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARCC 7
— TRU 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $19.12 (+3.18%) • MKT CAP: $13.81B
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LAST: $75.49 (+1.59%) • MKT CAP: $14.40B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARCC VS. TRU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARCC | TRU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.00% | 8.00% | -2.00 | TRU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.7x | 16.3x | -4.60 | ARCC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -13.69% | 4.60% | -18.29 | TRU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 41.00% | 18.70% | +22.30 | ARCC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 33.60% | 10.00% | +23.60 | ARCC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 9.40% | -11.60 | TRU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.15% | 0.63% | +8.52 | ARCC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | TRU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.1 | 53.2 | +2.90 | ARCC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.89 | +0.04 | ARCC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.9x | 29.4x | -19.50 | ARCC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.81B | $14.40B | -$587.6M | TRU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARCC REV | TRU REV | ARCC GROSS % | TRU GROSS % | ARCC FCF | TRU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $4.58B | — | — | -$1.72B | $661.6M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $4.18B | — | — | -$2.13B | $516.7M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $3.83B | — | — | $511.0M | $473.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARCC // BETA 0.93
TRU // BETA 0.89