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KRO vs ECVT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Kronos Worldwide Inc (NYSE) VS. Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KRO 2
— ECVT 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: ECVT
LAST: $7.45 (-3.25%) • MKT CAP: $857.5M
roic
-2.30%
LAST: $10.24 (+0.49%) • MKT CAP: $1.12B
roic
6.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KRO VS. ECVT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KRO | ECVT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 11.50% | 21.80% | -10.30 | ECVT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -2.30% | 6.40% | -8.70 | ECVT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 10.6x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.71% | 6.24% | -10.95 | ECVT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.00% | 9.00% | -11.00 | ECVT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.00% | -9.80% | +3.80 | KRO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.50% | 20.90% | -22.40 | ECVT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.68% | 0.00% | +2.68 | KRO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.68 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | ECVT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.7 | 50.1 | -5.42 | ECVT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $857.5M | $1.12B | -$263.5M | ECVT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KRO REV | ECVT REV | KRO GROSS % | ECVT GROSS % | KRO FCF | ECVT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.86B | $723.5M | 11.5% | 21.8% | -$40.4M | $69.9M |
| FY 2024 | $1.89B | $598.3M | 19.0% | 27.3% | $43.0M | $94.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.67B | $584.8M | — | — | $5.5M | $137.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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