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SMG vs RIO // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (NYSE) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SMG 7 — RIO 6

▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: SMG

LAST: $62.24 (+0.60%) • MKT CAP: $3.60B

dividend-safety

4.28%

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

dividend-safety

0.00%

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

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	SMG	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	30.60%	41.00%	-10.40	RIO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	16.30%	9.90%	+6.40	SMG	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	13.2x	21.0x	-7.80	SMG	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	7.60%	2.21%	+5.39	SMG	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	10.50%	13.90%	-3.40	RIO	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	4.30%	10.90%	-6.60	RIO	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-3.90%	1.10%	-5.00	RIO	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE	4.28%	0.00%	+4.28	SMG	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	2.32	3.74	-1.42	RIO	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	7/9	7/9	0.00	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	7.00%	7.00%	0.00	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	75.5	25.2	+50.31	SMG	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.03	1.02	+0.01	SMG	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	23.1x	30.5x	-7.40	SMG	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$3.60B	$104.57B	-$100.96B	RIO	/market-cap <GO>

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

FISCAL YEAR	SMG REV	RIO REV	SMG GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	SMG FCF	RIO FCF
FY 2025	$3.41B	—	30.6%	—	$273.9M	—
FY 2024	$3.55B	—	23.9%	—	$583.5M	—
FY 2023	$3.55B	—	44.0%	—	$371.2M	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

SMG // BETA 1.03

RIO // BETA 1.02