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KFRC vs MA // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Kforce Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KFRC 4
— MA 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: MA
LAST: $57.87 (+1.40%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
roic
32.30%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
roic
33.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KFRC VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KFRC | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 32.30% | 33.50% | -1.20 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.5x | 29.2x | -12.70 | KFRC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.52% | 3.08% | +1.44 | KFRC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.80% | 57.60% | -53.80 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.60% | 45.60% | -43.00 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.40% | 16.40% | -21.80 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.65% | 0.49% | +2.16 | KFRC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.07 | 11.17 | -2.10 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.8 | 68.8 | -5.01 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.7x | 31.2x | -3.50 | KFRC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.04B | $556.88B | -$555.84B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KFRC REV | MA REV | KFRC GROSS % | MA GROSS % | KFRC FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.33B | $32.79B | 27.2% | — | $46.8M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.41B | $28.17B | 27.4% | — | $79.3M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | $25.10B | — | — | $91.5M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KFRC // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90