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CLX vs ASH // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA

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

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $88.67 (+2.11%) • MKT CAP: $10.72B

macro-sensitivity

0.93

LAST: $74.38 (+2.35%) • MKT CAP: $3.41B

macro-sensitivity

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

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	CLX	ASH	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	45.20%	30.10%	+15.10	CLX	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	37.20%	-20.70%	+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	14.20%	-42.50%	+56.70	CLX	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	11.60%	—	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	0.20%	-13.70%	+13.90	CLX	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	5.61%	2.23%	+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	55.6	66.2	-10.60	ASH	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE	0.93	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	12.1x	—	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$10.72B	$3.41B	$7.32B	CLX	/market-cap <GO>

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

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

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

CLX // BETA 0.93

ASH // BETA —