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STEP vs V // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STEP 3
— V 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: V
LAST: $44.83 (+3.73%) • MKT CAP: $5.22B
fcf-yield
1.19%
LAST: $425.51 (+2.88%) • MKT CAP: $738.98B
fcf-yield
2.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STEP VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STEP | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 32.30% | -67.30 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 28.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.19% | 2.90% | -1.71 | V | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -45.50% | 60.00% | -105.50 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -37.30% | 50.10% | -87.40 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 69.70% | 11.30% | +58.40 | STEP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.19% | 0.63% | +1.56 | STEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.3 | 67.7 | -20.40 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.92 | 1.06 | -0.14 | V | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.0x | 34.0x | -16.00 | STEP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.22B | $738.98B | -$733.77B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STEP REV | V REV | STEP GROSS % | V GROSS % | STEP FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.99B | $40.00B | — | — | $63.9M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $1.17B | $35.93B | — | — | $59.8M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $711.6M | $32.65B | — | — | $129.5M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
STEP // BETA 0.92
V // BETA 1.06