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PEGA vs MSFT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PEGA 5
— MSFT 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: PEGA
LAST: $33.93 (-0.53%) • MKT CAP: $5.58B
fcf-yield
8.79%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
fcf-yield
1.55%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PEGA VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PEGA | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 75.90% | 67.66% | +8.24 | PEGA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 22.40% | 26.54% | -4.14 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.8x | 19.9x | +0.87 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 8.79% | 1.55% | +7.24 | PEGA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.10% | 47.10% | -32.00 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.50% | 41.17% | -18.67 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.60% | 17.91% | -1.31 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.28% | 0.70% | -0.42 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.14 | 9.35 | -3.21 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | PEGA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.50% | 5.74% | +1.76 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.2 | 49.0 | -4.86 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.17 | 1.14 | +0.03 | PEGA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 24.2x | -12.29 | PEGA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.58B | $3.88T | -$3.87T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PEGA REV | MSFT REV | PEGA GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | PEGA FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $1.75B | $281.72B | 75.9% | 68.8% | $490.7M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $1.50B | $245.12B | 73.9% | 69.8% | $338.2M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $1.43B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $153.3M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PEGA // BETA 1.17
MSFT // BETA 1.14