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GEN vs AAPL // OPERATING MARGIN
Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GEN 9
— AAPL 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: GEN
LAST: $29.13 (+3.30%) • MKT CAP: $16.88B
operating-margins
42.40%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
operating-margins
33.17%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GEN VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GEN | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 78.50% | 48.65% | +29.85 | GEN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.50% | 81.38% | -61.88 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.8x | 30.1x | -19.31 | GEN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.02% | 2.72% | +6.30 | GEN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 42.40% | 33.17% | +9.23 | GEN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.50% | 27.62% | -8.12 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 27.10% | 14.24% | +12.86 | GEN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.85% | 0.31% | +1.54 | GEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.40 | 13.54 | -12.14 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.30% | 5.76% | +2.54 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.2 | 55.4 | +15.88 | GEN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.40 | 1.14 | +0.26 | GEN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.5x | 35.3x | -20.84 | GEN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $16.88B | $5.03T | -$5.01T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GEN REV | AAPL REV | GEN GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | GEN FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.00B | $416.16B | 78.5% | 46.9% | $1.52B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $3.94B | $391.04B | 80.3% | 46.2% | $1.21B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $3.80B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $1.89B | $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
GEN // BETA 1.40
AAPL // BETA 1.14