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WLYB vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WLYB 4
— MA 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $54.23 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.75B
gross-margins
74.30%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WLYB VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WLYB | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 74.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.10% | 33.50% | -18.40 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.8x | 29.2x | -18.40 | WLYB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.60% | 3.08% | +4.52 | WLYB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.50% | 57.60% | -41.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.20% | 45.60% | -32.40 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -0.10% | 16.40% | -16.50 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.70% | 0.49% | +2.21 | WLYB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.68 | 11.17 | -8.49 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.3 | 68.8 | -20.54 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.5x | 31.2x | -19.70 | WLYB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.75B | $556.88B | -$554.13B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WLYB REV | MA REV | WLYB GROSS % | MA GROSS % | WLYB FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.68B | $32.79B | 74.3% | — | $209.4M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.68B | $28.17B | 74.3% | — | $141.1M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.87B | $25.10B | — | — | $207.6M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WLYB // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90