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ZS vs AAPL // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Zscaler Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZS 5
— AAPL 9
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $237.83 (-4.03%) • MKT CAP: $40.41B
balance-sheet
5.77
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
balance-sheet
13.54
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZS VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZS | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 76.90% | 48.65% | +28.25 | ZS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -3.10% | 81.38% | -84.48 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.00% | 2.72% | -0.72 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -4.80% | 33.17% | -37.97 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.60% | 27.62% | -29.22 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.30% | 14.24% | +9.06 | ZS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 5.77 | 13.54 | -7.77 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.30% | 5.76% | +2.54 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.1 | 55.4 | +1.71 | ZS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.41 | 1.14 | +0.27 | ZS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.0x | 35.3x | -11.34 | ZS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $40.41B | $5.03T | -$4.99T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZS REV | AAPL REV | ZS GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | ZS FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.67B | $416.16B | 76.9% | 46.9% | $808.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $2.17B | $391.04B | 78.0% | 46.2% | $635.3M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.62B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $389.6M | $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
ZS // BETA 1.41
AAPL // BETA 1.14