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WHD vs DNOW // OPERATING MARGIN
Cactus Inc. (NYSE) VS. DNOW Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WHD 8
— DNOW 3
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: WHD
LAST: $65.49 (+1.79%) • MKT CAP: $5.25B
operating-margins
23.20%
LAST: $16.66 (+0.97%) • MKT CAP: $3.01B
operating-margins
-3.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WHD VS. DNOW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WHD | DNOW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.00% | 17.00% | +20.00 | WHD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.40% | -3.60% | +19.00 | WHD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.2x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.00% | 4.45% | -0.45 | DNOW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 23.20% | -3.30% | +26.50 | WHD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.40% | 0.00% | +15.40 | WHD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -4.50% | 18.80% | -23.30 | DNOW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.71% | 0.00% | +0.71 | WHD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.22 | 1.81 | +7.41 | WHD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | WHD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.3 | 55.7 | -1.38 | DNOW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.4x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.25B | $3.01B | $2.24B | WHD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WHD REV | DNOW REV | WHD GROSS % | DNOW GROSS % | WHD FCF | DNOW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.08B | $2.82B | 37.0% | 17.0% | $209.9M | $134.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.13B | $2.37B | 38.6% | 22.4% | $265.3M | $289.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.10B | $2.32B | — | — | $290.9M | $188.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WHD // BETA 1.03
DNOW // BETA —