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ESS vs SBAC // OPERATING MARGIN
Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE) VS. SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ESS 1
— SBAC 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $264.18 (-0.39%) • MKT CAP: $17.00B
operating-margins
75.00%
LAST: $187.15 (+1.23%) • MKT CAP: $19.85B
operating-margins
75.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ESS VS. SBAC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ESS | SBAC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 18.10% | -9.80 | SBAC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.3x | 19.8x | +2.50 | SBAC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.29% | 5.44% | +0.85 | ESS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 75.00% | 75.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 68.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.60% | 59.90% | -68.50 | SBAC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.44% | -2.44 | SBAC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | SBAC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.2 | 59.0 | -17.80 | SBAC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 0.95 | -0.08 | SBAC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.6x | 15.6x | +7.00 | SBAC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $17.00B | $19.85B | -$2.86B | SBAC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ESS REV | SBAC REV | ESS GROSS % | SBAC GROSS % | ESS FCF | SBAC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.4M | $244.5M | 14060.1% | 868.8% | $1.07B | $1.07B |
| FY 2024 | $10.3M | $152.9M | 12105.7% | 1372.4% | $1.07B | $1.11B |
| FY 2023 | $11.1M | $194.6M | — | — | $979.6M | $1.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ESS // BETA 0.87
SBAC // BETA 0.95