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COF vs MS // OPERATING MARGIN
Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COF 7
— MS 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: COF
LAST: $204.85 (-1.86%) • MKT CAP: $128.06B
operating-margins
37.10%
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
operating-margins
24.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COF VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COF | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.90% | 3.00% | -2.10 | MS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 64.8x | 31.0x | +33.80 | MS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 20.41% | -7.25% | +27.66 | COF | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 37.10% | 24.60% | +12.50 | COF | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 30.40% | 20.20% | +10.20 | COF | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 36.30% | 5.50% | +30.80 | COF | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.18% | 2.21% | -1.03 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 0.46 | -0.01 | MS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | COF | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.20% | 7.00% | +0.20 | MS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.7 | 43.3 | +10.43 | COF | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | 1.04 | +0.04 | COF | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.8x | 16.5x | +27.30 | MS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $128.06B | $298.41B | -$170.35B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COF REV | MS REV | COF GROSS % | MS GROSS % | COF FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.06B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $26.14B | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $5.92B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $16.95B | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $5.64B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $20.32B | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COF // BETA 1.08
MS // BETA 1.04