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CLX vs ASH // REVENUE GROWTH (YOY)
Clorox Company (NYSE) VS. Ashland Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CLX 6
— ASH 1
▲ REVENUE GROWTH (YOY) LEADER: CLX
LAST: $88.67 (+2.11%) • MKT CAP: $10.72B
revenue-growth
0.20%
LAST: $74.38 (+2.35%) • MKT CAP: $3.41B
revenue-growth
-13.70%
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) ACTIVE | 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 | 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 —