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KC vs AAPL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KC 2
— AAPL 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $8.15 (-5.56%) • MKT CAP: $2.44B
valuation
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LAST: $348.91 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $5.09T
valuation
30.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KC VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KC | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.70% | 48.65% | -32.95 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -9.70% | 81.38% | -91.08 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 30.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.28% | 2.72% | +19.56 | KC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -8.10% | 33.17% | -41.27 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.80% | 27.62% | -37.42 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 28.20% | 14.24% | +13.96 | KC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 13.54 | -13.34 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.76% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.8 | 66.6 | -32.80 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 35.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.44B | $5.09T | -$5.09T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KC REV | AAPL REV | KC GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | KC FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.37B | $416.16B | 15.7% | 46.9% | $543.5M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.07B | $391.04B | 17.2% | 46.2% | $86.1M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $992.6M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | -$23.8M | $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
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AAPL // BETA 1.14