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CDNS vs AAPL // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CDNS 2
— AAPL 11
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $327.89 (-4.34%) • MKT CAP: $94.04B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
dividend-safety
0.31%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CDNS VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CDNS | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 48.65% | +13.35 | CDNS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.70% | 81.38% | -65.68 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 58.0x | 30.1x | +27.89 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.69% | 2.72% | -1.03 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 28.20% | 33.17% | -4.97 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.90% | 27.62% | -6.72 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 14.24% | -0.14 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.92 | 13.54 | +0.38 | CDNS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.40% | 5.76% | +1.64 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 49.5 | 55.4 | -5.89 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.00 | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 71.2x | 35.3x | +35.86 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $94.04B | $5.03T | -$4.94T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CDNS REV | AAPL REV | CDNS GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | CDNS FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.30B | $416.16B | 44.0% | 46.9% | $1.59B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $4.64B | $391.04B | 44.0% | 46.2% | $1.12B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $4.09B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $1.17B | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CDNS // BETA 1.14
AAPL // BETA 1.14