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MU vs AAPL // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MU 3
— AAPL 11
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $884.74 (-5.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.06T
dividend-safety
0.05%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
dividend-safety
0.31%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MU VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MU | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.80% | 48.65% | -8.85 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.10% | 81.38% | -72.28 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 45.5x | 30.1x | +15.39 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.16% | 2.72% | -2.56 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 26.10% | 33.17% | -7.07 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.80% | 27.62% | -4.82 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 48.90% | 14.24% | +34.66 | MU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.05% | 0.31% | -0.26 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 25.27 | 13.54 | +11.73 | MU | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.76% | +2.14 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.0 | 55.4 | -13.37 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.28 | 1.14 | +0.14 | MU | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 104.0x | 35.3x | +68.66 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.06T | $5.03T | -$3.97T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MU REV | AAPL REV | MU GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | MU FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $37.38B | $416.16B | 39.8% | 46.9% | $1.67B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $25.11B | $391.04B | 22.4% | 46.2% | $121.0M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $15.54B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $859.7M | $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
MU // BETA 1.28
AAPL // BETA 1.14