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FA vs MSFT // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FA 2
— MSFT 8
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $20.97 (-0.14%) • MKT CAP: $3.60B
market-cap
$3.60B
LAST: $530.14 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $3.94T
market-cap
$3.94T
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FA VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FA | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 67.66% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.30% | 26.54% | -23.24 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 39.4x | 19.9x | +19.47 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.23% | 1.55% | +3.68 | FA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.40% | 47.10% | -38.70 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.20% | 41.17% | -43.37 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 83.00% | 17.91% | +65.09 | FA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.41 | 9.35 | -7.94 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.74% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.6 | 64.8 | -0.16 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 24.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $3.60B | $3.94T | -$3.93T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FA REV | MSFT REV | FA GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | FA FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $1.57B | $281.72B | — | 68.8% | $188.5M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $860.2M | $245.12B | — | 69.8% | $26.5M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $763.8M | $211.91B | — | 68.9% | $162.8M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FA // BETA —
MSFT // BETA 1.14