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WDC vs AAPL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 7
— AAPL 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: WDC
LAST: $366.11 (-7.41%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
gross-margins
62.00%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
gross-margins
48.65%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 62.00% | 48.65% | +13.35 | WDC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.30% | 81.38% | -23.08 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.4x | 30.1x | -15.71 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 2.72% | +1.27 | WDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 33.17% | -12.07 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 27.62% | -11.22 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 14.24% | +165.76 | WDC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.75 | 13.54 | +2.21 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.10% | 5.76% | +2.34 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.4 | 55.4 | -11.92 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.14 | +0.20 | WDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 35.3x | -17.14 | WDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $5.03T | -$4.88T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | AAPL REV | WDC GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | WDC FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $416.16B | — | 46.9% | $0 | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | $391.04B | 38.8% | 46.2% | $1.28B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | -$578.3M | $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
WDC // BETA 1.34
AAPL // BETA 1.14