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PEGA vs WAY // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PEGA 9
— WAY 3
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: PEGA
LAST: $34.58 (+1.92%) • MKT CAP: $5.55B
balance-sheet
6.14
LAST: $28.14 (+0.50%) • MKT CAP: $5.37B
balance-sheet
2.03
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PEGA VS. WAY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PEGA | WAY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 75.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 22.40% | 3.70% | +18.70 | PEGA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.8x | 23.4x | -2.60 | PEGA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.79% | 4.81% | +3.98 | PEGA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.10% | 22.70% | -7.60 | WAY | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.50% | 10.20% | +12.30 | PEGA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.60% | 16.50% | +0.10 | PEGA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.28% | 0.00% | +0.28 | PEGA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 6.14 | 2.03 | +4.11 | PEGA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.2 | 54.7 | -10.50 | WAY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.17 | 1.39 | -0.22 | WAY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 40.6x | -28.70 | PEGA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.55B | $5.37B | $184.1M | PEGA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PEGA REV | WAY REV | PEGA GROSS % | WAY GROSS % | PEGA FCF | WAY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.75B | $1.10B | 75.9% | — | $490.7M | $260.2M |
| FY 2024 | $1.50B | $943.5M | 73.9% | — | $338.2M | $127.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.43B | $791.0M | — | — | $153.3M | $15.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PEGA // BETA 1.17
WAY // BETA 1.39