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LPX vs RIO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LPX 5 — RIO 10

▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: RIO

LAST: $73.31 (-0.20%) • MKT CAP: $5.14B

fcf-yield

1.77%

LAST: $81.89 (-1.63%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B

fcf-yield

2.21%

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

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	LPX	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	21.80%	41.00%	-19.20	RIO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	9.20%	9.90%	-0.70	RIO	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	11.4x	21.0x	-9.60	LPX	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE	1.77%	2.21%	-0.44	RIO	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	7.70%	13.90%	-6.20	RIO	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	5.40%	10.90%	-5.50	RIO	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-7.90%	1.10%	-9.00	RIO	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	1.52%	0.00%	+1.52	LPX	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	5.83	3.74	+2.09	LPX	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	6/9	7/9	-1.00	RIO	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	7.20%	7.00%	+0.20	RIO	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	61.0	25.2	+35.83	LPX	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.08	1.02	+0.06	LPX	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	32.7x	30.5x	+2.20	RIO	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$5.14B	$104.57B	-$99.43B	RIO	/market-cap <GO>

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

FISCAL YEAR	LPX REV	RIO REV	LPX GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	LPX FCF	RIO FCF
FY 2025	$2.71B	—	21.8%	—	$91.0M	—
FY 2024	$2.94B	—	28.3%	—	$422.0M	—
FY 2023	$2.58B	—	44.0%	—	$199.9M	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

LPX // BETA 1.08

RIO // BETA 1.02