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TRU vs ARCC // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
TransUnion (NYSE) VS. Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TRU 5
— ARCC 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: TRU
LAST: $76.79 (+1.72%) • MKT CAP: $14.40B
fcf-yield
4.60%
LAST: $19.11 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $13.81B
fcf-yield
-13.69%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TRU VS. ARCC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TRU | ARCC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.00% | 6.00% | +2.00 | TRU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.3x | 11.7x | +4.60 | ARCC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 4.60% | -13.69% | +18.29 | TRU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.70% | 41.00% | -22.30 | ARCC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | 33.60% | -23.60 | ARCC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | -2.20% | +11.60 | TRU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.63% | 9.15% | -8.52 | ARCC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | TRU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.2 | 56.1 | -2.90 | ARCC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | 0.93 | -0.04 | ARCC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.4x | 9.9x | +19.50 | ARCC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $14.40B | $13.81B | $587.6M | TRU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TRU REV | ARCC REV | TRU GROSS % | ARCC GROSS % | TRU FCF | ARCC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.58B | $0 | — | — | $661.6M | -$1.72B |
| FY 2024 | $4.18B | $0 | — | — | $516.7M | -$2.13B |
| FY 2023 | $3.83B | $0 | — | — | $473.0M | $511.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TRU // BETA 0.89
ARCC // BETA 0.93