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PANW vs AAPL // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PANW 3
— AAPL 12
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $365.87 (-3.86%) • MKT CAP: $311.47B
balance-sheet
12.72
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
balance-sheet
13.54
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PANW VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PANW | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 73.40% | 48.65% | +24.75 | PANW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 81.38% | -77.48 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 30.1x | +64.89 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.06% | 2.72% | -1.66 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 33.17% | -19.67 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 27.62% | -15.32 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.90% | 14.24% | +0.66 | PANW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 12.72 | 13.54 | -0.82 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /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 | 46.2 | 55.4 | -9.16 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.28 | 1.14 | +0.14 | PANW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 35.3x | +104.66 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $311.47B | $5.03T | -$4.72T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PANW REV | AAPL REV | PANW GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PANW FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.22B | $416.16B | 73.4% | 46.9% | $3.30B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $8.03B | $391.04B | 74.3% | 46.2% | $2.90B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $6.89B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $2.47B | $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
PANW // BETA 1.28
AAPL // BETA 1.14