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PANW vs NVDA // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PANW 3
— NVDA 12
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $365.87 (-3.86%) • MKT CAP: $311.47B
balance-sheet
12.72
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
balance-sheet
19.52
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PANW VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PANW | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 73.40% | 74.67% | -1.27 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 65.06% | -61.16 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 23.2x | +71.79 | NVDA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.06% | 2.58% | -1.52 | NVDA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 65.21% | -51.71 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 63.66% | -51.36 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.90% | 83.38% | -68.48 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 12.72 | 19.52 | -6.80 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | PANW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 9.01% | -1.11 | PANW | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.2 | 35.1 | +11.13 | PANW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.28 | 2.04 | -0.76 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 17.0x | +122.98 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $311.47B | $4.93T | -$4.62T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PANW REV | NVDA REV | PANW GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | PANW FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $9.22B | $130.50B | 73.4% | 75.0% | $3.30B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $8.03B | $60.92B | 74.3% | 72.7% | $2.90B | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $6.89B | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | $2.47B | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PANW // BETA 1.28
NVDA // BETA 2.04