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GAIA vs META // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Gaia Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GAIA 3
— META 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: META
LAST: $1.44 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $36.6M
roic
-5.00%
LAST: $624.52 (+1.96%) • MKT CAP: $1.60T
roic
18.19%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GAIA VS. META)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GAIA | META | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 87.10% | 81.03% | +6.07 | GAIA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -5.00% | 18.19% | -23.19 | META | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.03% | 1.82% | -2.85 | META | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -5.20% | 32.86% | -38.06 | META | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.50% | 31.15% | -35.65 | META | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.80% | 27.53% | -16.73 | META | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.34% | -0.34 | META | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 6.25 | -6.05 | META | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | GAIA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.11% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.9 | 48.2 | +6.69 | GAIA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.39 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $36.6M | $1.60T | -$1.60T | META | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GAIA REV | META REV | GAIA GROSS % | META GROSS % | GAIA FCF | META FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $99.0M | $200.97B | 87.1% | 82.0% | -$377.0K | $46.11B |
| FY 2024 | $89.3M | $164.50B | 86.1% | 81.7% | $1.9M | $54.07B |
| FY 2023 | $80.4M | $134.90B | — | 80.8% | $5.9M | $44.07B |
| FY 2022 | — | $116.61B | — | 78.3% | — | $19.29B |
| FY 2021 | — | $117.93B | — | 80.8% | — | $38.99B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GAIA // BETA —
META // BETA 1.39