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CSCO vs AAPL // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSCO 4
— AAPL 10
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: CSCO
LAST: $102.97 (+1.34%) • MKT CAP: $400.61B
macro-sensitivity
1.26
LAST: $331.90 (-1.90%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
macro-sensitivity
1.14
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSCO VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CSCO | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.90% | 48.79% | +16.11 | CSCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.10% | 81.14% | -66.04 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.3x | 28.4x | +6.87 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.10% | 2.81% | +0.29 | CSCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.80% | 33.01% | -12.21 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.00% | 27.60% | -9.60 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 15.06% | -9.76 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.50% | 0.33% | +1.17 | CSCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.15 | 12.48 | -8.33 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.3 | 59.9 | -22.60 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.26 | 1.14 | +0.12 | CSCO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.2x | 35.8x | +3.44 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $400.61B | $4.94T | -$4.54T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CSCO REV | AAPL REV | CSCO GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | CSCO FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $56.65B | $416.16B | 64.9% | 46.9% | $13.29B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $53.80B | $391.04B | 64.7% | 46.2% | $10.21B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $57.00B | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $17.32B | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CSCO // BETA 1.26
AAPL // BETA 1.14