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META vs VZ // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: META 8
— VZ 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: VZ
LAST: $614.99 (-1.53%) • MKT CAP: $1.57T
dividend-safety
0.34%
LAST: $44.73 (+2.45%) • MKT CAP: $181.40B
dividend-safety
6.33%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (META VS. VZ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | META | VZ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 81.03% | 41.00% | +40.03 | META | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.19% | 8.50% | +9.69 | META | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.3x | 7.1x | +9.24 | VZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.82% | 17.04% | -15.22 | VZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 32.86% | 21.20% | +11.66 | META | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 31.15% | 12.70% | +18.45 | META | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 27.53% | 2.50% | +25.03 | META | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.34% | 6.33% | -5.99 | VZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.25 | 1.45 | +4.80 | META | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | VZ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.11% | 6.90% | +1.21 | VZ | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.2 | 48.7 | -15.51 | VZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.39 | 1.00 | +0.39 | META | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.3x | 9.6x | +12.68 | VZ | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.57T | $181.40B | $1.39T | META | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | META REV | VZ REV | META GROSS % | VZ GROSS % | META FCF | VZ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $200.97B | $138.19B | 82.0% | 44.0% | $46.11B | $30.92B |
| FY 2024 | $164.50B | $134.79B | 81.7% | 44.0% | $54.07B | $30.85B |
| FY 2023 | $134.90B | $133.97B | 80.8% | 44.0% | $44.07B | $31.45B |
| FY 2022 | $116.61B | — | 78.3% | — | $19.29B | — |
| FY 2021 | $117.93B | — | 80.8% | — | $38.99B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
META // BETA 1.39
VZ // BETA 1.00