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CRUS vs AAOI // OPERATING MARGIN
Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CRUS 9
— AAOI 3
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CRUS
LAST: $111.48 (+1.51%) • MKT CAP: $5.50B
operating-margins
23.00%
LAST: $62.50 (-9.49%) • MKT CAP: $5.86B
operating-margins
-12.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CRUS VS. AAOI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CRUS | AAOI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.80% | 30.00% | +22.80 | CRUS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 20.00% | -8.00% | +28.00 | CRUS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.5x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.17% | -5.26% | +16.43 | CRUS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 23.00% | -12.00% | +35.00 | CRUS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | -8.40% | +29.10 | CRUS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 82.80% | -77.50 | AAOI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.03 | 9.36 | -4.33 | AAOI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | CRUS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.8 | 38.6 | +4.20 | CRUS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.41 | 1.32 | +0.09 | CRUS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.8x | 22.0x | -9.20 | CRUS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.50B | $5.86B | -$358.9M | AAOI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CRUS REV | AAOI REV | CRUS GROSS % | AAOI GROSS % | CRUS FCF | AAOI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.00B | $455.7M | 52.8% | 30.0% | $636.6M | -$353.6M |
| FY 2024 | $1.90B | $249.4M | 52.5% | 24.8% | $421.6M | -$112.9M |
| FY 2023 | $1.79B | $217.6M | — | — | $341.2M | -$17.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CRUS // BETA 1.41
AAOI // BETA 1.32