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NTAP vs MSFT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NTAP 6
— MSFT 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: NTAP
LAST: $199.18 (-8.81%) • MKT CAP: $42.90B
fcf-yield
4.36%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
fcf-yield
1.55%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NTAP VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NTAP | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 70.70% | 67.66% | +3.04 | NTAP | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 38.50% | 26.54% | +11.96 | NTAP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.8x | 19.9x | +3.87 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.36% | 1.55% | +2.81 | NTAP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.20% | 47.10% | -22.90 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.40% | 41.17% | -22.77 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.40% | 17.91% | -12.51 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.96% | 0.70% | +0.26 | NTAP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.34 | 9.35 | -5.01 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | NTAP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.70% | 5.74% | +1.96 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.6 | 49.0 | -8.46 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.23 | 1.14 | +0.09 | NTAP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.2x | 24.2x | +7.01 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $42.90B | $3.88T | -$3.83T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NTAP REV | MSFT REV | NTAP GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | NTAP FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $6.92B | $281.72B | 70.7% | 68.8% | $1.87B | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $6.57B | $245.12B | 70.2% | 69.8% | $1.34B | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $6.27B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $1.40B | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NTAP // BETA 1.23
MSFT // BETA 1.14