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LUMN vs NFLX // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Lumen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUMN 5
— NFLX 9
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: LUMN
LAST: $4.88 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $4.94B
dividend-safety
0.02%
LAST: $62.08 (+0.05%) • MKT CAP: $254.92B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUMN VS. NFLX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUMN | NFLX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.40% | 50.68% | -9.28 | NFLX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -13.40% | 33.94% | -47.34 | NFLX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.00% | 4.46% | +17.54 | LUMN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.20% | 31.30% | -38.50 | NFLX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -15.30% | 29.69% | -44.99 | NFLX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -6.60% | 14.65% | -21.25 | NFLX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.02% | 0.00% | +0.02 | LUMN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 8.25 | -7.80 | NFLX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | NFLX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 7.26% | -0.26 | LUMN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.8 | 30.6 | +13.15 | LUMN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | 1.41 | -0.37 | NFLX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.0x | 19.2x | -1.21 | LUMN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.94B | $254.92B | -$249.98B | NFLX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUMN REV | NFLX REV | LUMN GROSS % | NFLX GROSS % | LUMN FCF | NFLX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.33B | $45.18B | 41.4% | 48.5% | $4.23B | $9.46B |
| FY 2024 | $12.13B | $39.00B | 44.7% | 46.1% | $3.79B | $6.92B |
| FY 2023 | $13.52B | $33.72B | 44.0% | 41.5% | $1.55B | $6.93B |
| FY 2022 | — | $31.62B | — | 39.4% | — | $1.62B |
| FY 2021 | — | $29.70B | — | 41.6% | — | -$132.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUMN // BETA 1.04
NFLX // BETA 1.41