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PANW vs TSM // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PANW 6
— TSM 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: PANW
LAST: $365.87 (-3.86%) • MKT CAP: $311.47B
gross-margins
73.40%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
gross-margins
62.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PANW VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PANW | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 73.40% | 62.00% | +11.40 | PANW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 14.90% | -11.00 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 14.9x | +80.10 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.06% | 3.99% | -2.93 | TSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 21.10% | -7.60 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 16.40% | -4.10 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.90% | -3.30% | +18.20 | PANW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 12.72 | 3.87 | +8.85 | PANW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | PANW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 8.30% | -0.40 | PANW | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.2 | 38.3 | +7.85 | PANW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.28 | 1.42 | -0.14 | TSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 20.2x | +119.80 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $311.47B | $2.24T | -$1.93T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PANW REV | TSM REV | PANW GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | PANW FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.22B | — | 73.4% | — | $3.30B | — |
| FY 2024 | $8.03B | — | 74.3% | — | $2.90B | — |
| FY 2023 | $6.89B | — | 44.0% | — | $2.47B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PANW // BETA 1.28
TSM // BETA 1.42