Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | SCHD | VYM | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $34.66 | $161.45 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | — | — | — |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | — | — | — |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | — | — | — |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | — | — | — |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | — | — | — |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | — | — | — |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | — | — | — |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | — | — | — |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | — | — | — |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | — | — | — |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | +3.23% | +1.62% | 👑 SCHD Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | +13.88% | +6.89% | 👑 SCHD Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | +34.90% | +18.55% | 👑 SCHD Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +59.33% | +71.57% | 👑 VYM Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | — | — | — |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.71 | 0.75 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $26.32 – $35.31 | $138.35 – $167.61 | — |
