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SNAP vs GDS // OPERATING MARGIN
Snap Inc. (NYSE) VS. GDS Holdings Limited ADS (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SNAP 4
— GDS 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: GDS
LAST: $5.68 (-4.70%) • MKT CAP: $9.61B
operating-margins
-9.00%
LAST: $23.16 (-2.93%) • MKT CAP: $4.64B
operating-margins
21.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SNAP VS. GDS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SNAP | GDS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 55.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -8.90% | 14.90% | -23.80 | GDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 14.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.55% | 3.99% | +0.56 | SNAP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -9.00% | 21.10% | -30.10 | GDS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -7.80% | 16.40% | -24.20 | GDS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.60% | -1.10% | +11.70 | SNAP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 3.87 | -3.42 | GDS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.8 | 38.3 | +6.50 | SNAP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.24 | -0.10 | GDS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 20.2x | +1.80 | GDS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.61B | $4.64B | $4.97B | SNAP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SNAP REV | GDS REV | SNAP GROSS % | GDS GROSS % | SNAP FCF | GDS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.93B | — | 55.0% | — | $437.2M | — |
| FY 2024 | $5.36B | — | 53.9% | — | $218.7M | — |
| FY 2023 | $4.61B | — | — | — | $39.2M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SNAP // BETA 1.14
GDS // BETA 1.24