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FLEX vs MSFT // OPERATING MARGIN
Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FLEX 4
— MSFT 11
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $86.48 (-7.08%) • MKT CAP: $34.39B
operating-margins
4.90%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
operating-margins
47.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FLEX VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FLEX | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 9.20% | 67.66% | -58.46 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.60% | 26.54% | -7.94 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.4x | 19.9x | -1.53 | FLEX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.06% | 1.55% | +1.51 | FLEX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 4.90% | 47.10% | -42.20 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.20% | 41.17% | -37.97 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.10% | 17.91% | -9.81 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.25 | 9.35 | -6.10 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | FLEX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.74% | +2.16 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.2 | 49.0 | -9.78 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.29 | 1.14 | +0.15 | FLEX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 36.4x | 24.2x | +12.21 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $34.39B | $3.88T | -$3.84T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FLEX REV | MSFT REV | FLEX GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | FLEX FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $27.91B | $281.72B | 9.2% | 68.8% | $1.05B | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $25.81B | $245.12B | 8.4% | 69.8% | $1.07B | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $26.41B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $137.3M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FLEX // BETA 1.29
MSFT // BETA 1.14