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IT vs HD // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Gartner Inc. (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IT 9
— HD 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HD
LAST: $235.26 (+2.83%) • MKT CAP: $14.45B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
dividend-safety
2.79%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IT VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IT | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.80% | 33.30% | +35.50 | IT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 51.50% | 32.90% | +18.60 | IT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.1x | 13.4x | -1.30 | IT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.02% | 2.72% | +4.30 | IT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.80% | 12.70% | +3.10 | IT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.20% | 8.60% | +2.60 | IT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.70% | 3.20% | +0.50 | IT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.48 | 5.64 | -2.16 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.8 | 67.5 | -2.70 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 0.88 | +0.17 | IT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.1x | 21.6x | -3.50 | IT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $14.45B | $328.44B | -$313.99B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IT REV | HD REV | IT GROSS % | HD GROSS % | IT FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.50B | $164.68B | 68.8% | 33.3% | $998.0M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $6.27B | $159.51B | 68.3% | 33.4% | $1.20B | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $5.91B | $152.67B | — | — | $889.9M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
IT // BETA 1.05
HD // BETA 0.88