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KWR vs WDFC // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Quaker Houghton (NYSE) VS. WD-40 Company (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KWR 1
— WDFC 11
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $157.87 (+0.61%) • MKT CAP: $2.72B
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LAST: $219.41 (+2.49%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
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30.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KWR VS. WDFC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KWR | WDFC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.00% | 55.10% | -19.10 | WDFC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.10% | 27.20% | -25.10 | WDFC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 33.6x | 27.6x | +6.00 | WDFC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.97% | 2.84% | +0.13 | KWR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.80% | 16.70% | -13.90 | WDFC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.10% | 14.70% | -14.80 | WDFC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.70% | 5.00% | -2.30 | WDFC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.27% | 1.71% | -0.44 | WDFC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.41 | 13.24 | -10.83 | WDFC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | WDFC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.0 | 62.9 | -11.90 | WDFC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | — | 30.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.72B | $2.94B | -$221.9M | WDFC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KWR REV | WDFC REV | KWR GROSS % | WDFC GROSS % | KWR FCF | WDFC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.89B | $620.0M | 36.0% | 55.1% | $80.6M | $83.4M |
| FY 2024 | $1.84B | $590.6M | 37.3% | 53.4% | $162.8M | $87.8M |
| FY 2023 | $1.95B | $537.3M | — | — | $279.0M | $98.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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