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FSLR vs AAPL // NET PROFIT MARGIN
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FSLR 6
— AAPL 8
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: FSLR
LAST: $174.40 (-1.41%) • MKT CAP: $19.01B
net-margins
29.30%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
net-margins
27.62%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FSLR VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FSLR | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.60% | 48.65% | -8.05 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.00% | 81.38% | -63.38 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.1x | 30.1x | -23.01 | FSLR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.25% | 2.72% | +3.53 | FSLR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 30.60% | 33.17% | -2.57 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 29.30% | 27.62% | +1.68 | FSLR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.10% | 14.24% | +9.86 | FSLR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.86 | 13.54 | -8.68 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.70% | 5.76% | +1.94 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.0 | 55.4 | -11.37 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.23 | 1.14 | +0.09 | FSLR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.4x | 35.3x | -24.94 | FSLR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $19.01B | $5.03T | -$5.01T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FSLR REV | AAPL REV | FSLR GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | FSLR FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.22B | $416.16B | 40.6% | 46.9% | $1.19B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $4.21B | $391.04B | 44.2% | 46.2% | -$308.1M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $3.32B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $452.9M | $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
FSLR // BETA 1.23
AAPL // BETA 1.14