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NICE vs MSFT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
NICE Ltd (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NICE 5
— MSFT 9
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $114.99 (-2.62%) • MKT CAP: $6.83B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $530.14 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $3.94T
dividend-safety
0.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NICE VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NICE | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 66.40% | 67.66% | -1.26 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.30% | 26.54% | -15.24 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.3x | 19.9x | -8.63 | NICE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.21% | 1.55% | +8.66 | NICE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.90% | 47.10% | -25.20 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.80% | 41.17% | -20.37 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.70% | 17.91% | -10.21 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.69 | 9.35 | -5.66 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | NICE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.74% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.6 | 64.8 | -14.20 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.27 | 1.14 | +0.13 | NICE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.4x | 24.2x | -13.79 | NICE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.83B | $3.94T | -$3.93T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NICE REV | MSFT REV | NICE GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | NICE FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $2.95B | $281.72B | 66.4% | 68.8% | $697.6M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $2.74B | $245.12B | 66.7% | 69.8% | $797.7M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $2.38B | $211.91B | — | 68.9% | $454.4M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NICE // BETA 1.27
MSFT // BETA 1.14