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VRSN vs AAPL // OPERATING MARGIN
VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VRSN 9
— AAPL 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: VRSN
LAST: $307.21 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $27.44B
operating-margins
67.70%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
operating-margins
33.17%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VRSN VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VRSN | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 88.20% | 48.65% | +39.55 | VRSN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 40.30% | 81.38% | -41.08 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 25.1x | 30.1x | -5.01 | VRSN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.89% | 2.72% | +1.17 | VRSN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 67.70% | 33.17% | +34.53 | VRSN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 49.80% | 27.62% | +22.18 | VRSN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 14.24% | -7.84 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.78% | 0.31% | +0.47 | VRSN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 13.54 | -13.09 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.60% | 5.76% | +1.84 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.4 | 55.4 | +3.08 | VRSN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.21 | 1.14 | +0.07 | VRSN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.9x | 35.3x | -4.44 | VRSN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $27.44B | $5.03T | -$5.00T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VRSN REV | AAPL REV | VRSN GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | VRSN FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.66B | $416.16B | 88.2% | 46.9% | $1.07B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $391.04B | 87.7% | 46.2% | $874.5M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.49B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $786.6M | $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
VRSN // BETA 1.21
AAPL // BETA 1.14