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QCOM vs AAPL // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QCOM 5
— AAPL 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: QCOM
LAST: $185.41 (+1.33%) • MKT CAP: $194.72B
fcf-yield
6.17%
LAST: $348.91 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $5.09T
fcf-yield
2.72%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QCOM VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QCOM | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 55.40% | 48.65% | +6.75 | QCOM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 34.30% | 81.38% | -47.08 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.2x | 30.1x | -15.91 | QCOM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 6.17% | 2.72% | +3.45 | QCOM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 27.90% | 33.17% | -5.27 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.50% | 27.62% | -15.12 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 14.24% | -0.54 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.43 | 13.54 | -7.11 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.76% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.5 | 66.6 | -12.10 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.18 | 1.14 | +0.04 | QCOM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.5x | 35.3x | -5.84 | QCOM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $194.72B | $5.09T | -$4.90T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QCOM REV | AAPL REV | QCOM GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | QCOM FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $44.28B | $416.16B | 55.4% | 46.9% | $12.02B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $38.96B | $391.04B | 56.2% | 46.2% | $10.45B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $35.82B | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $9.69B | $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
QCOM // BETA 1.18
AAPL // BETA 1.14