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PLUS vs MSFT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
ePlus inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLUS 4
— MSFT 9
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: PLUS
LAST: $95.49 (+0.35%) • MKT CAP: $2.49B
dividend-safety
0.79%
LAST: $530.14 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $3.94T
dividend-safety
0.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLUS VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLUS | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 25.20% | 67.66% | -42.46 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.80% | 26.54% | -8.74 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.7x | 19.9x | -7.23 | PLUS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.84% | 1.55% | -6.39 | MSFT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.80% | 47.10% | -40.30 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.40% | 41.17% | -35.77 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 22.10% | 17.91% | +4.19 | PLUS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.79% | 0.70% | +0.09 | PLUS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.81 | 9.35 | -4.54 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | MSFT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.74% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.6 | 64.8 | -17.24 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.8x | 24.2x | -8.39 | PLUS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.49B | $3.94T | -$3.93T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLUS REV | MSFT REV | PLUS GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | PLUS FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $2.44B | $281.72B | 25.2% | 68.8% | -$120.7M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $2.00B | $245.12B | 25.6% | 69.8% | $296.9M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $2.18B | $211.91B | — | 68.9% | $248.4M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLUS // BETA —
MSFT // BETA 1.14