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WAFD vs MS // OPERATING MARGIN
WaFd Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAFD 7
— MS 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $29.66 (+1.16%) • MKT CAP: $2.19B
operating-margins
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LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
operating-margins
24.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAFD VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAFD | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.50% | 3.00% | +4.50 | WAFD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.49% | -7.25% | +16.74 | WAFD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 20.20% | +47.80 | WAFD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.80% | 5.50% | +2.30 | WAFD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.86% | 2.21% | +1.65 | WAFD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | WAFD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.4 | 51.0 | -5.60 | MS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.0x | 16.5x | -7.50 | WAFD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.19B | $298.41B | -$296.21B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAFD REV | MS REV | WAFD GROSS % | MS GROSS % | WAFD FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $29.6M | $0 | — | — | $208.2M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $27.5M | $0 | — | — | $414.6M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $26.1M | $0 | — | — | $214.0M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAFD // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04