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AAPL vs NVDA // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAPL 6
— NVDA 9
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.09T
balance-sheet
13.54
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $5.15T
balance-sheet
19.52
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAPL VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAPL | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.65% | 74.67% | -26.02 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 81.38% | 65.06% | +16.32 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.1x | 23.2x | +6.90 | NVDA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.72% | 2.58% | +0.14 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 33.17% | 65.21% | -32.04 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.62% | 63.66% | -36.04 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.24% | 83.38% | -69.14 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.31% | 0.02% | +0.29 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 13.54 | 19.52 | -5.98 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.76% | 9.01% | -3.25 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.6 | 51.1 | +15.50 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 2.04 | -0.90 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.8x | 14.5x | +21.29 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.09T | $5.15T | -$57.15B | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAPL REV | NVDA REV | AAPL GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | AAPL FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $416.16B | $130.50B | 46.9% | 75.0% | $98.77B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $391.04B | $60.92B | 46.2% | 72.7% | $108.81B | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $383.29B | $26.97B | 44.1% | 56.9% | $99.58B | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | $394.33B | $26.91B | 43.3% | 64.9% | $111.44B | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAPL // BETA 1.14
NVDA // BETA 2.04