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CSCO vs AAPL // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Cisco Systems Inc. Common Stock (DE) (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSCO 4
— AAPL 11
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $104.51 (-3.76%) • MKT CAP: $428.13B
net-margins
18.00%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
net-margins
27.62%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSCO VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CSCO | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.90% | 48.65% | +16.25 | CSCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.10% | 81.38% | -66.28 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.3x | 30.1x | +5.19 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.10% | 2.72% | +0.38 | CSCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.80% | 33.17% | -12.37 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 18.00% | 27.62% | -9.62 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 14.24% | -8.94 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.50% | 0.31% | +1.19 | CSCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.15 | 13.54 | -9.39 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.80% | 5.76% | +2.04 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.5 | 55.4 | -15.85 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.26 | 1.14 | +0.12 | CSCO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.2x | 35.3x | +3.86 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $428.13B | $5.03T | -$4.60T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CSCO REV | AAPL REV | CSCO GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | CSCO FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $56.65B | $416.16B | 64.9% | 46.9% | $13.29B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $53.80B | $391.04B | 64.7% | 46.2% | $10.21B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $57.00B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $17.32B | $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
CSCO // BETA 1.26
AAPL // BETA 1.14