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KELYA vs MA // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kelly Services Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KELYA 2
— MA 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $16.26 (-1.27%) • MKT CAP: $564.7M
valuation
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LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
valuation
29.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KELYA VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KELYA | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -5.80% | 33.50% | -39.30 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 21.71% | 3.08% | +18.63 | KELYA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.60% | 57.60% | -59.20 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 45.60% | -45.60 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.90% | 16.40% | -18.30 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.95% | 0.49% | +1.46 | KELYA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.5 | 68.8 | -12.25 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $564.7M | $556.88B | -$556.31B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KELYA REV | MA REV | KELYA GROSS % | MA GROSS % | KELYA FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.25B | $32.79B | 20.1% | — | $122.6M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $4.33B | $28.17B | 20.4% | — | $26.9M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $4.84B | $25.10B | — | — | $76.7M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KELYA // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90