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WAY vs GOOG // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAY 5
— GOOG 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: GOOG
LAST: $28.00 (-0.74%) • MKT CAP: $5.41B
roic
3.70%
LAST: $278.22 (-1.45%) • MKT CAP: $3.47T
roic
23.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAY VS. GOOG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAY | GOOG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 59.70% | +2.30 | WAY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 3.70% | 23.60% | -19.90 | GOOG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.4x | 16.9x | +6.50 | GOOG | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.81% | 2.11% | +2.70 | WAY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.70% | 32.00% | -9.30 | GOOG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.20% | 32.80% | -22.60 | GOOG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.50% | 15.10% | +1.40 | WAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.29% | -0.29 | GOOG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.03 | 13.93 | -11.90 | GOOG | /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% | 7.40% | +0.80 | GOOG | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.3 | 21.1 | +34.24 | WAY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.39 | 1.16 | +0.23 | WAY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.6x | 22.1x | +18.50 | GOOG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.41B | $3.47T | -$3.47T | GOOG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAY REV | GOOG REV | WAY GROSS % | GOOG GROSS % | WAY FCF | GOOG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.10B | $402.84B | 44.0% | 59.7% | $260.2M | $73.27B |
| FY 2024 | $943.5M | $350.02B | 44.0% | 58.2% | $127.3M | $72.76B |
| FY 2023 | $791.0M | $307.39B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $15.9M | $87.91B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAY // BETA 1.39
GOOG // BETA 1.16