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HPE vs MSFT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HPE 4
— MSFT 10
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HPE
LAST: $55.09 (-6.42%) • MKT CAP: $78.15B
dividend-safety
0.88%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
dividend-safety
0.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HPE VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HPE | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 67.66% | -5.66 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -0.90% | 26.54% | -27.44 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 19.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.76% | 1.55% | +0.21 | HPE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.30% | 47.10% | -48.40 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.20% | 41.17% | -40.97 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.80% | 17.91% | -4.11 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.88% | 0.70% | +0.18 | HPE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.69 | 9.35 | -7.66 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | HPE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.50% | 5.74% | +1.76 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.4 | 49.0 | -8.58 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.17 | 1.14 | +0.03 | HPE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 24.2x | +115.81 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $78.15B | $3.88T | -$3.80T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HPE REV | MSFT REV | HPE GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | HPE FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $34.30B | $281.72B | 44.0% | 68.8% | $1.38B | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $30.13B | $245.12B | 44.0% | 69.8% | $2.99B | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $29.14B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $3.12B | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HPE // BETA 1.17
MSFT // BETA 1.14