# Orthogonal Financial Metrics Snapshot

> Orthogonal Financial Metrics Snapshot is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.025/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Returns a real-time snapshot of key financial metrics for a public company, including valuation ratios, profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage, growth, and per-share metrics.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/financial-datasets/financial-metrics/snapshot?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.025/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orthogonal-financial-metrics-snapshot-8951a0d5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cQ7hwKBRSRcnWWEITREjP

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability orthogonal-financial-metrics-snapshot-8951a0d5
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the latest financial metrics snapshot for AAPL — I want to see things like P/E ratio, return on equity, profit margins, and debt levels?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a comprehensive, real-time fundamental financial metrics snapshot for a US-listed public company in a single API call. It is ideal when you need multiple categories of metrics at once (valuation, profitability, leverage, growth) rather than querying them individually. Prefer it over earnings-only or price-only endpoints when doing holistic fundamental analysis or stock screening.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol returns an error or empty result
- CIK not found if an incorrect or outdated Central Index Key is provided
- Private or non-US-listed companies may not have available metrics
- Rate limiting or payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient
- Stale or delayed data for thinly-traded or recently-listed companies

## How this service works

Get the real-time financial metrics snapshot for a stock, including valuation ratios, profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage, growth, and per share metrics.

## Output

A structured financial metrics snapshot for the requested company, including valuation ratios (P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, etc.), profitability indicators (ROE, ROA, net margin, operating margin), efficiency metrics, liquidity ratios (current ratio, quick ratio), leverage metrics (debt-to-equity, interest coverage), growth rates (revenue, earnings), and per-share figures (EPS, book value per share, dividend per share).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "cik": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The Central Index Key (CIK) of the company. Can be used instead of ticker."
      },
      "ticker": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The ticker symbol of the company."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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