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EL vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EL 4
— MA 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: EL
LAST: $109.23 (+0.39%) • MKT CAP: $39.42B
gross-margins
74.00%
LAST: $638.01 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EL VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EL | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 74.00% | 41.00% | +33.00 | EL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -11.00% | 33.50% | -44.50 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.70% | 3.08% | -1.38 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -5.50% | 57.60% | -63.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -7.90% | 45.60% | -53.50 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.20% | 16.40% | -24.60 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.57% | 0.49% | +1.08 | EL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.05 | 11.17 | -7.12 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 6.60% | -0.10 | EL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.2 | 70.6 | -4.48 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | 0.90 | -0.01 | MA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.0x | 31.2x | -0.20 | EL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $39.42B | $556.88B | -$517.46B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EL REV | MA REV | EL GROSS % | MA GROSS % | EL FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $14.33B | $32.79B | 74.0% | 44.0% | $670.0M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $15.61B | $28.17B | 71.7% | 44.0% | $1.44B | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $15.91B | $25.10B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $1.02B | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EL // BETA 0.89
MA // BETA 0.90