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NTCT vs NVDA // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
NetScout Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NTCT 4
— NVDA 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: NTCT
LAST: $39.35 (-0.45%) • MKT CAP: $2.86B
fcf-yield
9.98%
LAST: $213.66 (-0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.15T
fcf-yield
2.58%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NTCT VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NTCT | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 79.40% | 74.67% | +4.73 | NTCT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.90% | 65.06% | -57.16 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.7x | 23.2x | -3.51 | NTCT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 9.98% | 2.58% | +7.40 | NTCT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.80% | 65.21% | -52.41 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.10% | 63.66% | -52.56 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.50% | 83.38% | -78.88 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.28 | 19.52 | -16.24 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | NTCT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 9.01% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.8 | 51.1 | -7.31 | NVDA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 2.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.9x | 17.0x | +10.88 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.86B | $5.15T | -$5.15T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NTCT REV | NVDA REV | NTCT GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | NTCT FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $859.5M | $130.50B | 79.4% | 75.0% | $285.4M | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $822.7M | $60.92B | 78.3% | 72.7% | $212.3M | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $829.5M | $26.97B | — | 56.9% | $58.8M | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NTCT // BETA —
NVDA // BETA 2.04