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PCTY vs AAPL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PCTY 4
— AAPL 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: PCTY
LAST: $174.09 (+1.86%) • MKT CAP: $9.08B
gross-margins
74.50%
LAST: $338.32 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
gross-margins
48.79%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PCTY VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PCTY | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 74.50% | 48.79% | +25.71 | PCTY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.10% | 81.14% | -74.04 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.2x | 28.4x | +6.77 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.61% | 2.81% | +1.80 | PCTY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.70% | 33.01% | -12.31 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.40% | 27.60% | -12.20 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.80% | 15.06% | -0.26 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.33% | -0.33 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.49 | 12.48 | -10.99 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.1 | 59.9 | +7.20 | PCTY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.00 | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.5x | 35.8x | -3.26 | PCTY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.08B | $4.94T | -$4.93T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PCTY REV | AAPL REV | PCTY GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PCTY FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $1.47B | $416.16B | 74.5% | 46.9% | $405.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.28B | $391.04B | 75.0% | 46.2% | $366.6M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.10B | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $233.3M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PCTY // BETA 1.14
AAPL // BETA 1.14