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WAY vs AAPL // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAY 4
— AAPL 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: WAY
LAST: $28.14 (+0.50%) • MKT CAP: $5.37B
fcf-yield
4.81%
LAST: $338.32 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
fcf-yield
2.78%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAY VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAY | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 48.65% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.70% | 81.38% | -77.68 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.4x | 29.5x | -6.09 | WAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.81% | 2.78% | +2.03 | WAY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.70% | 33.17% | -10.47 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.20% | 27.62% | -17.42 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.50% | 14.24% | +2.26 | WAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.32% | -0.32 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.03 | 13.31 | -11.28 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.75% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.7 | 63.5 | -8.80 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.39 | 1.14 | +0.25 | WAY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.6x | 35.8x | +4.84 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.37B | $5.03T | -$5.02T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAY REV | AAPL REV | WAY GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | WAY FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.10B | $416.16B | — | 46.9% | $260.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $943.5M | $391.04B | — | 46.2% | $127.3M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $791.0M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $15.9M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAY // BETA 1.39
AAPL // BETA 1.14