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WDC vs TSM // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 8
— TSM 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $366.11 (-7.41%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 62.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.30% | 14.90% | +43.40 | WDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.4x | 14.9x | -0.50 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 3.99% | 0.00 | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 21.10% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 16.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | -3.30% | +183.30 | 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 | 3.87 | +11.88 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | WDC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.10% | 8.30% | -0.20 | WDC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.4 | 38.3 | +5.09 | WDC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.42 | -0.08 | TSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 20.2x | -2.00 | WDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $2.24T | -$2.09T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | TSM REV | WDC GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | WDC FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | — | 38.8% | — | $1.28B | — |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | — | 44.0% | — | -$578.3M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDC // BETA 1.34
TSM // BETA 1.42