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ASH vs CLX // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY

Ashland Inc. (NYSE) VS. Clorox Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ASH 1 — CLX 6

▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CLX

LAST: $74.19 (-0.66%) • MKT CAP: $3.42B

dividend-safety

2.23%

LAST: $89.90 (+2.16%) • MKT CAP: $10.64B

dividend-safety

5.61%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ASH VS. CLX) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	ASH	CLX	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	30.10%	45.20%	-15.10	CLX	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-20.70%	37.20%	-57.90	CLX	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	10.9x	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	—	7.10%	—	TIE	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	-42.50%	14.20%	-56.70	CLX	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	—	11.60%	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-13.70%	0.20%	-13.90	CLX	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE	2.23%	5.61%	-3.38	CLX	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	2.93	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	—	7/9	—	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	65.2	53.3	+11.90	ASH	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	0.93	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	—	12.1x	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$3.42B	$10.64B	-$7.22B	CLX	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	ASH REV	CLX REV	ASH GROSS %	CLX GROSS %	ASH FCF	CLX FCF
FY 2025	$1.82B	$7.10B	30.1%	45.2%	—	$761.0M
FY 2024	$2.11B	$7.09B	29.2%	43.0%	—	$483.0M
FY 2023	$2.19B	$7.39B	—	—	—	$825.5M

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

ASH // BETA —

CLX // BETA 0.93