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FOUR vs HD // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Shift4 Payments Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FOUR 4
— HD 8
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: FOUR
LAST: $41.49 (-1.38%) • MKT CAP: $3.32B
piotroski-score
6/9
LAST: $333.66 (-2.20%) • MKT CAP: $340.36B
piotroski-score
5/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FOUR VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FOUR | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 32.90% | -27.40 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.6x | 13.4x | +5.20 | HD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 20.13% | 2.72% | +17.41 | FOUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.40% | 12.70% | -4.30 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.50% | 8.60% | -5.10 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.50% | 3.20% | +22.30 | FOUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.93 | 5.64 | -4.71 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | FOUR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.9 | 74.7 | -14.80 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.7x | 21.6x | -3.90 | FOUR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.32B | $340.36B | -$337.04B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FOUR REV | HD REV | FOUR GROSS % | HD GROSS % | FOUR FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.18B | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | $624.0M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $3.33B | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | $493.0M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $2.56B | $152.67B | — | — | $346.0M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FOUR // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88