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MCO vs HSBC // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Moody's Corporation (NYSE) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MCO 8
— HSBC 5
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MCO
LAST: $493.91 (+1.04%) • MKT CAP: $84.27B
dividend-safety
0.83%
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MCO VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MCO | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 74.40% | 41.00% | +33.40 | MCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 30.60% | 9.90% | +20.70 | MCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.5x | 21.0x | +3.50 | HSBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.06% | 2.21% | +0.85 | MCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 43.40% | 13.90% | +29.50 | MCO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 31.90% | 10.90% | +21.00 | MCO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | 23.10% | -14.20 | HSBC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.83% | 0.00% | +0.83 | MCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.28 | 3.74 | +3.54 | MCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 6.60% | 0.00 | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 25.0 | +35.75 | MCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 0.92 | -0.01 | HSBC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.9x | 27.6x | +4.30 | HSBC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $84.27B | $297.33B | -$213.05B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MCO REV | HSBC REV | MCO GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | MCO FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7.72B | — | 74.4% | — | $2.58B | — |
| FY 2024 | $7.09B | — | 72.6% | — | $2.52B | — |
| FY 2023 | $5.92B | — | 44.0% | — | $1.88B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MCO // BETA 0.91
HSBC // BETA 0.92