COMP <GO>
FOUR vs MMS // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Shift4 Payments Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Maximus Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FOUR 2
— MMS 9
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: MMS
LAST: $39.25 (+2.96%) • MKT CAP: $3.10B
piotroski-score
6/9
LAST: $62.84 (+1.67%) • MKT CAP: $3.29B
piotroski-score
7/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FOUR VS. MMS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FOUR | MMS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 13.50% | -8.00 | MMS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.6x | 8.8x | +9.80 | MMS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 20.13% | 13.05% | +7.08 | FOUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.40% | 9.70% | -1.30 | MMS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.50% | 5.90% | -2.40 | MMS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.50% | 2.40% | +23.10 | FOUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.93 | 3.10 | -2.17 | MMS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | MMS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.8 | 67.0 | -14.13 | MMS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.7x | 9.6x | +8.10 | MMS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.10B | $3.29B | -$191.0M | MMS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FOUR REV | MMS REV | FOUR GROSS % | MMS GROSS % | FOUR FCF | MMS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.18B | $5.43B | — | 24.6% | $624.0M | $429.4M |
| FY 2024 | $3.33B | $5.31B | — | 23.6% | $493.0M | $515.3M |
| FY 2023 | $2.56B | $4.90B | — | — | $346.0M | $314.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FOUR // BETA —
MMS // BETA —