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CE vs VVV // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Celanese Corporation (NYSE) VS. Valvoline Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CE 4
— VVV 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CE
LAST: $48.32 (-1.08%) • MKT CAP: $5.30B
dividend-safety
0.25%
LAST: $32.38 (+1.92%) • MKT CAP: $4.13B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CE VS. VVV)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CE | VVV | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.50% | 38.50% | -18.00 | VVV | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -10.70% | 16.50% | -27.20 | VVV | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 9.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 15.14% | 0.92% | +14.22 | CE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -8.20% | 22.80% | -31.00 | VVV | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -12.20% | 12.30% | -24.50 | VVV | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -7.10% | 5.60% | -12.70 | VVV | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.25% | 0.00% | +0.25 | CE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.37 | 2.46 | -1.09 | VVV | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.7 | 59.6 | -1.90 | VVV | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | 0.98 | +0.18 | CE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.0x | 18.2x | +10.80 | VVV | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.30B | $4.13B | $1.17B | CE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CE REV | VVV REV | CE GROSS % | VVV GROSS % | CE FCF | VVV FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.54B | $1.71B | 20.5% | 38.5% | $803.0M | $38.0M |
| FY 2024 | $10.27B | $1.62B | 22.8% | 38.2% | $531.0M | $40.7M |
| FY 2023 | $10.93B | $1.44B | — | — | $1.41B | -$105.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CE // BETA 1.16
VVV // BETA 0.98