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FFIV vs AAPL // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
F5 Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FFIV 5
— AAPL 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: FFIV
LAST: $338.34 (-6.91%) • MKT CAP: $20.58B
fcf-yield
4.40%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
fcf-yield
2.72%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FFIV VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FFIV | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 81.40% | 48.65% | +32.75 | FFIV | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.10% | 81.38% | -63.28 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 25.7x | 30.1x | -4.41 | FFIV | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.40% | 2.72% | +1.68 | FFIV | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.80% | 33.17% | -8.37 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.40% | 27.62% | -5.22 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.70% | 14.24% | -4.54 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.94 | 13.54 | -7.60 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.50% | 5.76% | +1.74 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 23.1 | 55.4 | -32.30 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.19 | 1.14 | +0.05 | FFIV | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.6x | 35.3x | -7.74 | FFIV | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $20.58B | $5.03T | -$5.01T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FFIV REV | AAPL REV | FFIV GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | FFIV FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.09B | $416.16B | 81.4% | 46.9% | $906.4M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $2.82B | $391.04B | 80.2% | 46.2% | $762.0M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $2.81B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $526.8M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FFIV // BETA 1.19
AAPL // BETA 1.14