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WDFC vs CBT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ) VS. Cabot Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDFC 6
— CBT 5
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: WDFC
LAST: $227.83 (+3.27%) • MKT CAP: $2.95B
roic
27.20%
LAST: $75.72 (+1.73%) • MKT CAP: $3.84B
roic
22.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDFC VS. CBT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDFC | CBT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 55.10% | 25.30% | +29.80 | WDFC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 27.20% | 22.30% | +4.90 | WDFC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 27.6x | 5.2x | +22.40 | CBT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.84% | 10.25% | -7.41 | CBT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.70% | 16.70% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.70% | 8.90% | +5.80 | WDFC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.00% | -7.00% | +12.00 | WDFC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.71% | 2.52% | -0.81 | CBT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.24 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | WDFC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.9 | 44.4 | +19.50 | WDFC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.0x | 10.7x | +19.30 | CBT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.95B | $3.84B | -$888.4M | CBT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDFC REV | CBT REV | WDFC GROSS % | CBT GROSS % | WDFC FCF | CBT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $620.0M | $3.71B | 55.1% | 25.3% | $83.4M | $391.0M |
| FY 2024 | $590.6M | $3.99B | 53.4% | 24.0% | $87.8M | $451.0M |
| FY 2023 | $537.3M | $3.93B | — | — | $98.4M | $595.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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