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KLAC vs AAPL // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KLAC 7
— AAPL 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $157.91 (-5.69%) • MKT CAP: $218.50B
fcf-yield
1.71%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
fcf-yield
2.72%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KLAC VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KLAC | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.90% | 48.65% | +12.25 | KLAC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 22.40% | 81.38% | -58.98 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 42.1x | 30.1x | +11.99 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.71% | 2.72% | -1.01 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 40.80% | 33.17% | +7.63 | KLAC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 33.40% | 27.62% | +5.78 | KLAC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.90% | 14.24% | +9.66 | KLAC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.41% | 0.31% | +0.10 | KLAC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.12 | 13.54 | +0.58 | KLAC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.00% | 5.76% | +2.24 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.0 | 55.4 | -15.38 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.31 | 1.14 | +0.17 | KLAC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 45.2x | 35.3x | +9.86 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $218.50B | $5.03T | -$4.81T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KLAC REV | AAPL REV | KLAC GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | KLAC FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.16B | $416.16B | 60.9% | 46.9% | $3.75B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $9.81B | $391.04B | 60.0% | 46.2% | $3.03B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $10.50B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $3.20B | $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
KLAC // BETA 1.31
AAPL // BETA 1.14