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CCI vs HSBC // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CCI 8
— HSBC 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CCI
LAST: $88.69 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $37.79B
fcf-yield
8.06%
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
fcf-yield
2.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CCI VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CCI | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 47.40% | 41.00% | +6.40 | CCI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.90% | 9.90% | +2.00 | CCI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.8x | 21.0x | +3.80 | HSBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 8.06% | 2.21% | +5.85 | CCI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 13.90% | +61.10 | CCI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 10.90% | +57.10 | CCI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.00% | 23.10% | -11.10 | HSBC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.50% | 0.00% | +5.50 | CCI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 3.74 | -3.29 | HSBC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | HSBC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.60% | +0.40 | HSBC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 74.4 | 25.0 | +49.42 | CCI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | 0.92 | +0.11 | CCI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 79.1x | 27.6x | +51.50 | HSBC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $37.79B | $297.33B | -$259.53B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CCI REV | HSBC REV | CCI GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | CCI FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $215.0M | — | 47.4% | — | $3.05B | — |
| FY 2024 | $192.0M | — | -840.6% | — | $2.93B | — |
| FY 2023 | $421.0M | — | 44.0% | — | $3.11B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CCI // BETA 1.03
HSBC // BETA 0.92