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ASH vs AMZN // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Ashland Inc. (NYSE) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ASH 2
— AMZN 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $74.38 (+2.35%) • MKT CAP: $3.41B
gross-margins
30.10%
LAST: $243.79 (-4.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ASH VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ASH | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 30.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -20.70% | 17.61% | -38.31 | AMZN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.8x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -1.81% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -42.50% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -13.70% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.23% | 0.00% | +2.23 | ASH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.32 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | — | 6/9 | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.73% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.2 | 47.2 | +19.00 | ASH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.46 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.8x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.41B | $2.63T | -$2.63T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ASH REV | AMZN REV | ASH GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | ASH FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $1.82B | $0 | 30.1% | — | — | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $2.11B | $0 | 29.2% | — | — | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $2.19B | $0 | — | — | — | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ASH // BETA —
AMZN // BETA 1.46