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AIT vs HD // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AIT 3
— HD 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: HD
LAST: $298.50 (+1.49%) • MKT CAP: $10.74B
fcf-yield
2.60%
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
fcf-yield
2.72%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AIT VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AIT | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.30% | 33.30% | -3.00 | HD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.00% | 32.90% | -13.90 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.7x | 13.4x | +3.30 | HD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 2.60% | 2.72% | -0.12 | HD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | 12.70% | -1.80 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 8.60% | -8.60 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.90% | 3.20% | -1.30 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.58% | 2.79% | -2.21 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.77 | 5.64 | +3.13 | AIT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | AIT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.4 | 67.5 | -33.10 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | 0.88 | +0.28 | AIT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.74B | $328.44B | -$317.70B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AIT REV | HD REV | AIT GROSS % | HD GROSS % | AIT FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.56B | $164.68B | 30.3% | 33.3% | $287.0M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $4.48B | $159.51B | 29.8% | 33.4% | $169.8M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $4.41B | $152.67B | — | — | $145.4M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AIT // BETA 1.16
HD // BETA 0.88