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PAYC vs AAPL // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Paycom Software Inc. (NYSE) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PAYC 7
— AAPL 8
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $264.20 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $11.75B
net-margins
22.10%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
net-margins
27.62%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PAYC VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PAYC | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 83.20% | 48.65% | +34.55 | PAYC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | 81.38% | -69.68 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.4x | 30.1x | -12.71 | PAYC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.47% | 2.72% | +0.75 | PAYC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 27.60% | 33.17% | -5.57 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 22.10% | 27.62% | -5.52 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | 14.24% | -5.34 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.72% | 0.31% | +0.41 | PAYC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.21 | 13.54 | -11.33 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.80% | 5.76% | +2.04 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.1 | 55.4 | +10.74 | PAYC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.25 | 1.14 | +0.11 | PAYC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.1x | 35.3x | -11.24 | PAYC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.75B | $5.03T | -$5.02T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PAYC REV | AAPL REV | PAYC GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PAYC FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.05B | $416.16B | 83.2% | 46.9% | $408.0M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.88B | $391.04B | 82.2% | 46.2% | $341.0M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.69B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $408.8M | $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
PAYC // BETA 1.25
AAPL // BETA 1.14