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ACIW vs AAPL // OPERATING MARGIN
ACI Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACIW 6
— AAPL 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $58.40 (+3.66%) • MKT CAP: $5.90B
operating-margins
18.70%
LAST: $338.32 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
operating-margins
33.01%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACIW VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACIW | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 49.00% | 48.79% | +0.21 | ACIW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 81.14% | -68.74 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.2x | 28.4x | -10.23 | ACIW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.51% | 2.81% | +2.70 | ACIW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 18.70% | 33.01% | -14.31 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.90% | 27.60% | -14.70 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.40% | 15.06% | -4.66 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.33% | -0.33 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.02 | 12.48 | -8.46 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.6 | 59.9 | +12.70 | ACIW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.42 | 1.14 | +0.28 | ACIW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.1x | 35.8x | -12.66 | ACIW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.90B | $4.94T | -$4.93T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACIW REV | AAPL REV | ACIW GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | ACIW FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $1.76B | $416.16B | 49.0% | 46.9% | $309.9M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.59B | $391.04B | 50.3% | 46.2% | $343.3M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.45B | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $103.2M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ACIW // BETA 1.42
AAPL // BETA 1.14