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WLK vs FCX // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Westlake Corporation (NYSE) VS. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WLK 4
— FCX 10
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: FCX
LAST: $68.28 (+3.44%) • MKT CAP: $8.44B
roic
-11.20%
LAST: $62.47 (-5.55%) • MKT CAP: $94.98B
roic
21.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WLK VS. FCX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WLK | FCX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 7.30% | 26.10% | -18.80 | FCX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -11.20% | 21.50% | -32.70 | FCX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 13.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -6.28% | 4.71% | -10.99 | FCX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -14.10% | 25.90% | -40.00 | FCX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.50% | 8.80% | -22.30 | FCX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.00% | 0.10% | -8.10 | FCX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.22% | 0.91% | +2.31 | WLK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.59 | 3.08 | -1.49 | FCX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | FCX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.40% | 6.70% | +0.70 | FCX | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 30.2 | +30.63 | WLK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 0.95 | +0.19 | WLK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.0x | 40.1x | -16.10 | WLK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.44B | $94.98B | -$86.54B | FCX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WLK REV | FCX REV | WLK GROSS % | FCX GROSS % | WLK FCF | FCX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | $25.19B | 7.3% | 26.1% | -$530.0M | $4.48B |
| FY 2024 | $12.14B | $25.17B | 16.1% | 29.3% | $306.0M | $6.03B |
| FY 2023 | $12.55B | $22.70B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $1.77B | $4.26B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WLK // BETA 1.14
FCX // BETA 0.95