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ALB vs DOW // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE) VS. Dow Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ALB 6
— DOW 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: ALB
LAST: $91.00 (-2.43%) • MKT CAP: $11.01B
fcf-yield
6.29%
LAST: $34.70 (+3.21%) • MKT CAP: $24.34B
fcf-yield
-3.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ALB VS. DOW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ALB | DOW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 13.00% | 6.30% | +6.70 | ALB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -2.60% | 2.80% | -5.40 | DOW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 13.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 6.29% | -3.15% | +9.44 | ALB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.10% | 2.20% | -9.30 | DOW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.90% | 1.70% | -11.60 | DOW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -4.40% | -7.00% | +2.60 | ALB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.73% | 6.12% | -4.39 | DOW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.64 | 1.83 | -0.19 | DOW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | ALB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.3 | 65.8 | -28.50 | DOW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.92 | +0.09 | ALB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.0x | 33.7x | -13.70 | ALB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.01B | $24.34B | -$13.33B | DOW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ALB REV | DOW REV | ALB GROSS % | DOW GROSS % | ALB FCF | DOW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.14B | $39.97B | 13.0% | 6.3% | $692.5M | -$766.6M |
| FY 2024 | $5.38B | $42.96B | 1.2% | 10.7% | -$992.7M | $980.6M |
| FY 2023 | $9.62B | $44.62B | — | — | $893.8M | $3.19B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ALB // BETA 1.01
DOW // BETA 0.92