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FA vs QBTS // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FA 6
— QBTS 3
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: FA
LAST: $22.06 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $3.71B
roic
3.30%
LAST: $10.09 (-5.26%) • MKT CAP: $4.04B
roic
-22.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FA VS. QBTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FA | QBTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 3.30% | -22.60% | +25.90 | FA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 39.4x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.23% | -1.73% | +6.96 | FA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.40% | -60.00% | +68.40 | FA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.20% | -60.00% | +57.80 | FA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 83.00% | 178.50% | -95.50 | QBTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.41 | 26.00 | -24.59 | QBTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | FA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.0 | 31.7 | +30.30 | FA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.26 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 27.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.71B | $4.04B | -$334.9M | QBTS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FA REV | QBTS REV | FA GROSS % | QBTS GROSS % | FA FCF | QBTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.57B | $24.6M | — | 82.6% | $188.5M | -$75.8M |
| FY 2024 | $860.2M | $8.8M | — | 63.0% | $26.5M | -$44.7M |
| FY 2023 | $763.8M | $8.8M | — | — | $162.8M | -$61.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FA // BETA —
QBTS // BETA 1.26