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WLK vs ESI // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Westlake Corporation (NYSE) VS. Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WLK 4
— ESI 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: ESI
LAST: $68.28 (+3.44%) • MKT CAP: $8.44B
roic
-11.20%
LAST: $34.27 (-3.19%) • MKT CAP: $8.59B
roic
8.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WLK VS. ESI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WLK | ESI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 7.30% | 42.00% | -34.70 | ESI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -11.20% | 8.80% | -20.00 | ESI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 22.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -6.28% | 1.81% | -8.09 | ESI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -14.10% | 13.40% | -27.50 | ESI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.50% | 7.50% | -21.00 | ESI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.00% | 3.80% | -11.80 | ESI | /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 | 2.88 | -1.29 | ESI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | ESI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.0 | 50.3 | +1.70 | WLK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 0.91 | +0.23 | WLK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.0x | 41.9x | -17.90 | WLK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.44B | $8.59B | -$152.3M | ESI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WLK REV | ESI REV | WLK GROSS % | ESI GROSS % | WLK FCF | ESI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | $2.55B | 7.3% | 42.0% | -$530.0M | — |
| FY 2024 | $12.14B | $2.46B | 16.1% | 42.2% | $306.0M | — |
| FY 2023 | $12.55B | $2.33B | — | — | $1.77B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WLK // BETA 1.14
ESI // BETA 0.91