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SCHD vs QQQ // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSE) VS. Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SCHD 3 — QQQ 1

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $35.78 (+0.48%) • MKT CAP: $65.00B

balance-sheet

4.80

LAST: $690.49 (-3.47%) • MKT CAP: $325.00B

balance-sheet

4.80

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SCHD VS. QQQ) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	SCHD	QQQ	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	58.00%	58.00%	0.00	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	19.50%	19.50%	0.00	TIE	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	—	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	4.80%	3.40%	+1.40	SCHD	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	24.00%	24.00%	0.00	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	18.50%	18.50%	0.00	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	9.20%	9.20%	0.00	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	3.60%	1.30%	+2.30	SCHD	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE	4.80	4.80	0.00	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	7/9	7/9	0.00	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	3.20%	3.20%	0.00	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	73.9	34.9	+39.00	SCHD	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.00	1.00	0.00	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	19.8x	19.8x	0.00	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$65.00B	$325.00B	-$260.00B	QQQ	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	SCHD REV	QQQ REV	SCHD GROSS %	QQQ GROSS %	SCHD FCF	QQQ FCF
INSPECT INDIVIDUAL XBRL MODELS AT SCHD FA <GO> AND QQQ FA <GO>.

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

SCHD // BETA 1.00

QQQ // BETA 1.00