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FORR vs PAYX // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Forrester Research Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FORR 1
— PAYX 10
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: PAYX
LAST: $9.85 (-10.54%) • MKT CAP: $209.6M
market-cap
$209.6M
LAST: $115.49 (+3.01%) • MKT CAP: $39.91B
market-cap
$39.91B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FORR VS. PAYX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FORR | PAYX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 57.00% | 73.40% | -16.40 | PAYX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 28.60% | -63.60 | PAYX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.80% | 5.96% | +1.84 | FORR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -28.50% | 39.80% | -68.30 | PAYX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -30.10% | 27.90% | -58.00 | PAYX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.20% | 16.50% | -24.70 | PAYX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.08% | -4.08 | PAYX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.66 | 3.03 | -2.37 | PAYX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | PAYX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.8 | 53.4 | -10.60 | PAYX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $209.6M | $39.91B | -$39.70B | PAYX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FORR REV | PAYX REV | FORR GROSS % | PAYX GROSS % | FORR FCF | PAYX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $396.9M | $6.30B | 57.0% | 73.4% | $18.1M | $2.32B |
| FY 2024 | $432.5M | $5.41B | 57.8% | 71.5% | -$7.3M | $1.71B |
| FY 2023 | $480.8M | $5.13B | — | — | $21.7M | $1.67B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FORR // BETA —
PAYX // BETA 0.92