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CW vs MSFT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CW 3
— MSFT 12
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CW
LAST: $476.01 (-4.17%) • MKT CAP: $18.35B
fcf-yield
3.02%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
fcf-yield
1.55%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CW VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CW | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.20% | 67.66% | -30.46 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.10% | 26.54% | -9.44 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.4x | 19.9x | +6.47 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.02% | 1.55% | +1.47 | CW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.10% | 47.10% | -29.00 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.80% | 41.17% | -27.37 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.10% | 17.91% | -5.81 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.19% | 0.70% | -0.51 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.46 | 9.35 | -2.89 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | CW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.74% | +2.16 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.5 | 49.0 | -14.56 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 1.14 | +0.16 | CW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.8x | 24.2x | +7.61 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $18.35B | $3.88T | -$3.86T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CW REV | MSFT REV | CW GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | CW FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $3.50B | $281.72B | 37.2% | 68.8% | $553.7M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $3.12B | $245.12B | 37.0% | 69.8% | $483.3M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $2.85B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $320.0M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CW // BETA 1.30
MSFT // BETA 1.14