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BSY vs MSFT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Bentley Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BSY 6
— MSFT 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $40.90 (+3.15%) • MKT CAP: $11.98B
roic
12.40%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
roic
26.54%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BSY VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BSY | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 81.50% | 67.66% | +13.84 | BSY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 12.40% | 26.54% | -14.14 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 34.7x | 19.9x | +14.77 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.34% | 1.55% | +2.79 | BSY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.10% | 47.10% | -23.00 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.50% | 41.17% | -22.67 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.00% | 17.91% | -6.91 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.71% | 0.70% | +0.01 | BSY | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.64 | 9.35 | -5.71 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | BSY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.80% | 5.74% | +2.06 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 74.8 | 49.0 | +25.75 | BSY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.26 | 1.14 | +0.12 | BSY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.1x | 24.2x | +15.91 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.98B | $3.88T | -$3.86T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BSY REV | MSFT REV | BSY GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | BSY FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $1.50B | $281.72B | 81.5% | 68.8% | $520.2M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $1.35B | $245.12B | 80.9% | 69.8% | $421.2M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $1.23B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $361.4M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BSY // BETA 1.26
MSFT // BETA 1.14