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WDFC vs RIO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDFC 10
— RIO 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $219.41 (+2.49%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
gross-margins
55.10%
LAST: $83.25 (-3.12%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDFC VS. RIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDFC | RIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 55.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.20% | 9.90% | +17.30 | WDFC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 27.6x | 21.0x | +6.60 | RIO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.84% | 2.21% | +0.63 | WDFC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.70% | 13.90% | +2.80 | WDFC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.70% | 10.90% | +3.80 | WDFC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.00% | 1.10% | +3.90 | WDFC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.71% | 0.00% | +1.71 | WDFC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.24 | 3.74 | +9.50 | WDFC | /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 | 64.6 | 31.2 | +33.43 | WDFC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.0x | 30.5x | -0.50 | WDFC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.94B | $104.57B | -$101.63B | RIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDFC REV | RIO REV | WDFC GROSS % | RIO GROSS % | WDFC FCF | RIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $620.0M | — | 55.1% | — | $83.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $590.6M | — | 53.4% | — | $87.8M | — |
| FY 2023 | $537.3M | — | — | — | $98.4M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDFC // BETA —
RIO // BETA 1.02