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CARS vs AAPL // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Cars.com Inc. (NYSE) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CARS 4
— AAPL 8
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $11.68 (+3.92%) • MKT CAP: $625.3M
piotroski-score
6/9
LAST: $338.32 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
piotroski-score
9/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CARS VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CARS | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 48.79% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 81.14% | -75.64 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.7x | 28.4x | -12.73 | CARS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.12% | 2.81% | +21.31 | CARS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.30% | 33.01% | -24.71 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.80% | 27.60% | -24.80 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 15.06% | -14.46 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.33% | -0.33 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.36 | 12.48 | -12.12 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.7 | 59.9 | +4.80 | CARS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.3x | 35.8x | -7.46 | CARS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $625.3M | $4.94T | -$4.94T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CARS REV | AAPL REV | CARS GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | CARS FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $723.2M | $416.16B | — | 46.9% | $147.4M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $719.2M | $391.04B | — | 46.2% | $149.5M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $689.2M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $136.7M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CARS // BETA —
AAPL // BETA 1.14