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WAY vs AAPL // OPERATING MARGIN
Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAY 5
— AAPL 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $28.00 (-0.74%) • MKT CAP: $5.41B
operating-margins
22.70%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
operating-margins
33.17%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAY VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAY | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 48.65% | +13.35 | WAY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.70% | 81.38% | -77.68 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.4x | 30.1x | -6.71 | WAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.81% | 2.72% | +2.09 | WAY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 22.70% | 33.17% | -10.47 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.20% | 27.62% | -17.42 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.50% | 14.24% | +2.26 | WAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.03 | 13.54 | -11.51 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.20% | 5.76% | +2.44 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.3 | 55.4 | -0.03 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.39 | 1.14 | +0.25 | WAY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.6x | 35.3x | +5.26 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.41B | $5.03T | -$5.02T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAY REV | AAPL REV | WAY GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | WAY FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.10B | $416.16B | 44.0% | 46.9% | $260.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $943.5M | $391.04B | 44.0% | 46.2% | $127.3M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $791.0M | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $15.9M | $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
WAY // BETA 1.39
AAPL // BETA 1.14