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SOLS vs RIO // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY

Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SOLS 5 — RIO 10

▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: RIO

LAST: $60.55 (-3.21%) • MKT CAP: $9.94B

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5/9

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

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7/9

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

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	SOLS	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	32.20%	41.00%	-8.80	RIO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	8.00%	9.90%	-1.90	RIO	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	19.8x	21.0x	-1.20	SOLS	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	1.20%	2.21%	-1.01	RIO	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	7.40%	13.90%	-6.50	RIO	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	6.10%	10.90%	-4.80	RIO	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	3.10%	1.10%	+2.00	SOLS	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	11.50%	0.00%	+11.50	SOLS	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	2.39	3.74	-1.35	RIO	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE	5/9	7/9	-2.00	RIO	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.90%	7.00%	-0.10	SOLS	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	49.7	25.2	+24.50	SOLS	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.01	1.02	-0.01	RIO	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	39.0x	30.5x	+8.50	RIO	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$9.94B	$104.57B	-$94.63B	RIO	/market-cap <GO>

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

FISCAL YEAR	SOLS REV	RIO REV	SOLS GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	SOLS FCF	RIO FCF
FY 2025	$3.89B	—	32.2%	—	$119.0M	—
FY 2024	$3.77B	—	34.6%	—	$546.0M	—
FY 2023	$3.65B	—	44.0%	—	$595.8M	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

SOLS // BETA 1.01

RIO // BETA 1.02