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ARES vs V // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARES 2
— V 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: ARES
LAST: $132.96 (+3.75%) • MKT CAP: $42.33B
fcf-yield
7.16%
LAST: $425.51 (+2.88%) • MKT CAP: $738.98B
fcf-yield
2.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARES VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARES | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.50% | 32.30% | -27.80 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 64.1x | 28.9x | +35.20 | V | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 7.16% | 2.90% | +4.26 | ARES | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.30% | 60.00% | -50.70 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.60% | 50.10% | -42.50 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 44.20% | 11.30% | +32.90 | ARES | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.2 | 67.7 | -4.50 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 1.06 | -0.19 | V | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 83.0x | 34.0x | +49.00 | V | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $42.33B | $738.98B | -$696.66B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARES REV | V REV | ARES GROSS % | V GROSS % | ARES FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.60B | $40.00B | — | — | $3.01B | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $3.88B | $35.93B | — | — | $2.62B | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $3.63B | $32.65B | — | — | -$396.7M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARES // BETA 0.87
V // BETA 1.06