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FIVE vs MA // OPERATING MARGIN
Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FIVE 4
— MA 11
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MA
LAST: $240.96 (-1.85%) • MKT CAP: $13.52B
operating-margins
9.60%
LAST: $638.01 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
operating-margins
57.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FIVE VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FIVE | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.00% | 41.00% | -5.00 | MA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.80% | 33.50% | -19.70 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.0x | 29.2x | -6.20 | FIVE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.05% | 3.08% | -0.03 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 9.60% | 57.60% | -48.00 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.50% | 45.60% | -38.10 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 22.90% | 16.40% | +6.50 | FIVE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.03 | 11.17 | -6.14 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | FIVE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.60% | +0.40 | MA | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.1 | 70.6 | -7.52 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 0.90 | +0.12 | FIVE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.7x | 31.2x | +0.50 | MA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.52B | $556.88B | -$543.36B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FIVE REV | MA REV | FIVE GROSS % | MA GROSS % | FIVE FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.76B | $32.79B | 36.0% | 44.0% | $411.7M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $3.88B | $28.17B | 34.9% | 44.0% | $106.7M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $3.56B | $25.10B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $339.4M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FIVE // BETA 1.02
MA // BETA 0.90