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WDC vs GOOG // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 9
— GOOG 4
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: WDC
LAST: $395.41 (-0.25%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
roic
58.30%
LAST: $282.32 (-12.29%) • MKT CAP: $3.47T
roic
16.59%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. GOOG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | GOOG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 60.86% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 58.30% | 16.59% | +41.71 | WDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.4x | 19.9x | -5.53 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 0.58% | +3.41 | WDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 33.32% | -12.22 | GOOG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 50.03% | -33.63 | GOOG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 22.21% | +157.79 | WDC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | GOOG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.75 | 8.30 | +7.45 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | WDC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 24.8 | +25.90 | WDC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.16 | +0.18 | WDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 21.4x | -3.19 | WDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $3.47T | -$3.32T | GOOG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | GOOG REV | WDC GROSS % | GOOG GROSS % | WDC FCF | GOOG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $402.84B | — | 59.7% | $0 | $73.27B |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | $350.02B | 38.8% | 58.2% | $1.28B | $72.76B |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | $307.39B | — | — | -$578.3M | $87.91B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDC // BETA 1.34
GOOG // BETA 1.16