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CRUS vs NVDA // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CRUS 6
— NVDA 9
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $109.82 (-3.42%) • MKT CAP: $5.70B
balance-sheet
5.03
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
balance-sheet
19.52
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CRUS VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CRUS | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.80% | 74.67% | -21.87 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 20.00% | 65.06% | -45.06 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.5x | 23.2x | -11.71 | CRUS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.17% | 2.58% | +8.59 | CRUS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.00% | 65.21% | -42.21 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | 63.66% | -42.96 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 83.38% | -78.08 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 5.03 | 19.52 | -14.49 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | CRUS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.30% | 9.01% | -0.71 | CRUS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.3 | 35.1 | +6.27 | CRUS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.41 | 2.04 | -0.63 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.8x | 17.0x | -4.22 | CRUS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.70B | $4.93T | -$4.93T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CRUS REV | NVDA REV | CRUS GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | CRUS FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $2.00B | $130.50B | 52.8% | 75.0% | $636.6M | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $1.90B | $60.92B | 52.5% | 72.7% | $421.6M | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $1.79B | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | $341.2M | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CRUS // BETA 1.41
NVDA // BETA 2.04