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QLYS vs AAPL // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Qualys Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QLYS 5
— AAPL 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $207.60 (-7.37%) • MKT CAP: $7.18B
roic
27.50%
LAST: $338.32 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
roic
81.14%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QLYS VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QLYS | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 82.80% | 48.79% | +34.01 | QLYS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 27.50% | 81.14% | -53.64 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.1x | 28.4x | +6.67 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.82% | 2.81% | +1.01 | QLYS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 33.20% | 33.01% | +0.19 | QLYS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.60% | 27.60% | +2.00 | QLYS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.10% | 15.06% | -4.96 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.33% | -0.33 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.23 | 12.48 | -2.25 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.2 | 59.9 | -9.70 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.35 | 1.14 | +0.21 | QLYS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.4x | 35.8x | +1.64 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.18B | $4.94T | -$4.93T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QLYS REV | AAPL REV | QLYS GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | QLYS FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $669.1M | $416.16B | 82.8% | 46.9% | $304.4M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $607.6M | $391.04B | 81.7% | 46.2% | $231.8M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $554.5M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $219.7M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QLYS // BETA 1.35
AAPL // BETA 1.14