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MQ vs PRGS // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Marqeta Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MQ 1
— PRGS 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: PRGS
LAST: $18.10 (+0.17%) • MKT CAP: $1.88B
roic
-35.00%
LAST: $45.13 (+0.45%) • MKT CAP: $1.84B
roic
8.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MQ VS. PRGS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MQ | PRGS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 70.00% | 80.80% | -10.80 | PRGS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -35.00% | 8.50% | -43.50 | PRGS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 17.6x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.55% | 12.50% | -3.95 | PRGS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.40% | 15.70% | -23.10 | PRGS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.20% | 7.50% | -9.70 | PRGS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.30% | 29.80% | -6.50 | PRGS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.04% | -0.04 | PRGS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.43 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | PRGS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.5 | 61.9 | -9.40 | PRGS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.1x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.88B | $1.84B | $44.6M | MQ | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MQ REV | PRGS REV | MQ GROSS % | PRGS GROSS % | MQ FCF | PRGS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $624.9M | $977.8M | 70.0% | 80.8% | $160.8M | $229.5M |
| FY 2024 | $507.0M | $753.4M | 69.4% | 82.7% | $55.8M | $206.3M |
| FY 2023 | $676.2M | $694.4M | — | — | $21.1M | $173.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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