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DELL vs PANW // OPERATING MARGIN
Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) (NYSE) VS. Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DELL 6
— PANW 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: PANW
LAST: $475.51 (-3.70%) • MKT CAP: $302.34B
operating-margins
7.20%
LAST: $380.57 (-3.53%) • MKT CAP: $311.47B
operating-margins
13.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DELL VS. PANW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DELL | PANW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.00% | 73.40% | -53.40 | PANW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 26.60% | 3.90% | +22.70 | DELL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.3x | 95.0x | -64.70 | DELL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.83% | 1.06% | +1.77 | DELL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 7.20% | 13.50% | -6.30 | PANW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 12.30% | -7.10 | PANW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 14.90% | +3.90 | DELL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.48% | 0.00% | +0.48 | DELL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.11 | 12.72 | -9.61 | PANW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | PANW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.3 | 51.0 | -4.70 | PANW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.35 | 1.28 | +0.07 | DELL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 42.8x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $302.34B | $311.47B | -$9.14B | PANW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DELL REV | PANW REV | DELL GROSS % | PANW GROSS % | DELL FCF | PANW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $113.54B | $9.22B | 20.0% | 73.4% | $8.55B | $3.30B |
| FY 2024 | $95.57B | $8.03B | 22.2% | 74.3% | $1.87B | $2.90B |
| FY 2023 | $88.42B | $6.89B | — | — | $4.70B | $2.47B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DELL // BETA 1.35
PANW // BETA 1.28