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FSLY vs APPN // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Appian Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FSLY 3
— APPN 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: APPN
LAST: $20.60 (-10.88%) • MKT CAP: $3.28B
roic
-8.80%
LAST: $48.75 (-0.71%) • MKT CAP: $3.49B
roic
0.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FSLY VS. APPN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FSLY | APPN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 57.10% | 72.50% | -15.40 | APPN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -8.80% | 0.20% | -9.00 | APPN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 95.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.61% | 1.65% | -0.04 | APPN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -19.10% | 0.10% | -19.20 | APPN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -19.50% | 0.20% | -19.70 | APPN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 20.90% | 17.80% | +3.10 | FSLY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.66 | 2.87 | +0.79 | FSLY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | APPN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.6 | 58.9 | -19.30 | APPN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.42 | 1.27 | +0.15 | FSLY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.0x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.28B | $3.49B | -$210.3M | APPN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FSLY REV | APPN REV | FSLY GROSS % | APPN GROSS % | FSLY FCF | APPN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $624.0M | $726.9M | 57.1% | 72.5% | $65.8M | $59.6M |
| FY 2024 | $543.7M | $617.0M | 54.4% | 72.7% | $6.1M | $3.1M |
| FY 2023 | $554.5M | $545.4M | — | — | $362.0K | -$135.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FSLY // BETA 1.42
APPN // BETA 1.27