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WDC vs COHR // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Coherent Corp. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 10
— COHR 0
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $395.41 (-0.25%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $237.22 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $46.72B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. COHR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | COHR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 35.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.30% | 0.30% | +58.00 | WDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.4x | 95.0x | -80.60 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 0.41% | +3.58 | WDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 0.60% | +20.50 | WDC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 0.50% | +15.90 | WDC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 23.40% | +156.60 | WDC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.75 | 5.19 | +10.56 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 44.3 | +6.40 | WDC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.14 | +0.20 | WDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $46.72B | $101.29B | WDC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | COHR REV | WDC GROSS % | COHR GROSS % | WDC FCF | COHR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $5.81B | — | 35.2% | $0 | $192.8M |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | $4.71B | 38.8% | 30.9% | $1.28B | $198.9M |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | $5.16B | — | — | -$578.3M | $401.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDC // BETA 1.34
COHR // BETA 1.14