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HLIT vs MSFT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HLIT 2
— MSFT 10
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $10.80 (+0.65%) • MKT CAP: $1.18B
roic
3.00%
LAST: $530.14 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $3.94T
roic
26.54%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HLIT VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HLIT | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.50% | 67.66% | -19.16 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 3.00% | 26.54% | -23.54 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 49.5x | 19.9x | +29.57 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.23% | 1.55% | +6.68 | HLIT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.90% | 47.10% | -43.20 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.30% | 41.17% | -40.87 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -26.20% | 17.91% | -44.11 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 9.35 | -9.15 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | HLIT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.74% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.1 | 64.8 | -22.66 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 24.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.18B | $3.94T | -$3.94T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HLIT REV | MSFT REV | HLIT GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | HLIT FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $360.5M | $281.72B | 48.5% | 68.8% | $96.9M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $488.2M | $245.12B | 49.2% | 69.8% | $52.7M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $388.5M | $211.91B | — | 68.9% | $7.1M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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