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VRSN vs NVDA // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VRSN 7
— NVDA 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: VRSN
LAST: $307.21 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $27.44B
dividend-safety
0.78%
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
dividend-safety
0.02%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VRSN VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VRSN | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 88.20% | 74.67% | +13.53 | VRSN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 40.30% | 65.06% | -24.76 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 25.1x | 23.2x | +1.89 | NVDA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.89% | 2.58% | +1.31 | VRSN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 67.70% | 65.21% | +2.49 | VRSN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 49.80% | 63.66% | -13.86 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 83.38% | -76.98 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.78% | 0.02% | +0.76 | VRSN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 19.52 | -19.07 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | VRSN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.60% | 9.01% | -1.41 | VRSN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.4 | 35.1 | +23.37 | VRSN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.21 | 2.04 | -0.83 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.9x | 17.0x | +13.88 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $27.44B | $4.93T | -$4.90T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VRSN REV | NVDA REV | VRSN GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | VRSN FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $1.66B | $130.50B | 88.2% | 75.0% | $1.07B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $60.92B | 87.7% | 72.7% | $874.5M | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $1.49B | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | $786.6M | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VRSN // BETA 1.21
NVDA // BETA 2.04