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WLK vs RIO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Westlake Corporation (NYSE) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WLK 4
— RIO 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: RIO
LAST: $68.28 (+3.44%) • MKT CAP: $8.44B
fcf-yield
-6.28%
LAST: $81.89 (-1.63%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B
fcf-yield
2.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WLK VS. RIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WLK | RIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 7.30% | 41.00% | -33.70 | RIO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -11.20% | 9.90% | -21.10 | RIO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 21.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -6.28% | 2.21% | -8.49 | RIO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -14.10% | 13.90% | -28.00 | RIO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.50% | 10.90% | -24.40 | RIO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.00% | 1.10% | -9.10 | RIO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.22% | 0.00% | +3.22 | WLK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.59 | 3.74 | -2.15 | RIO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | RIO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.40% | 7.00% | +0.40 | RIO | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 25.2 | +35.64 | WLK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.02 | +0.12 | WLK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.0x | 30.5x | -6.50 | WLK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.44B | $104.57B | -$96.13B | RIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WLK REV | RIO REV | WLK GROSS % | RIO GROSS % | WLK FCF | RIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | — | 7.3% | — | -$530.0M | — |
| FY 2024 | $12.14B | — | 16.1% | — | $306.0M | — |
| FY 2023 | $12.55B | — | 44.0% | — | $1.77B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WLK // BETA 1.14
RIO // BETA 1.02