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ValuationRIO

The Chart That Explains Rio Tinto's Capex Problem

Capex has risen from $6.75 billion in FY22 to $12.36 billion in FY25. Free cash flow has collapsed by three-quarters. The entire valuation debate on Rio Tinto is in the ratio between these two lines.

Apr 20, 2026
RiskINTC

Why the Intel Foundry Turnaround Thesis Is Still Wrong at $50

Intel has rerated from $18 to $49 on foundry optimism. Free cash flow is negative $4.9 billion. The $344 billion market cap is pricing a turnaround that the FY25 financial statements do not confirm.

Apr 20, 2026
Capital AllocationDIS

Revisiting Our Disney Streaming Thesis After the $10 Billion FCF Print

FY25 free cash flow reached $10.1 billion, operating income doubled, and the streaming segment is finally carrying its own weight. The setup has changed since our last look.

Apr 20, 2026
ValuationEOG

EOG Resources vs ConocoPhillips: Which Independent Deserves the Premium?

EOG at 9x forward vs Conoco at 12.5x. One is the classic low-cost shale operator. One is the newly-combined scale play. The FY25 numbers decide the winner.

Apr 20, 2026
RiskBA

Boeing's $89 Billion Revenue Print Cannot Hide the Cash Burn

Revenue grew 35%, operating margin stayed negative at 3.2%, and free cash flow of minus $1.9 billion is the fourth negative-FCF year in five. The turnaround is not here yet.

Apr 20, 2026
Market SignalsCOP

ConocoPhillips Just Printed $16.8 Billion of Free Cash Flow. The Capex Cycle Has Turned.

Free cash flow doubled, capex collapsed by 75%, and the Hormuz reopening this week reframes the entire 2026 setup for US independents.

Apr 20, 2026
Capital AllocationHON

Honeywell Is Worth $35 Per Share More Than The Market Is Paying

The Solstice spin, the Brady divestment, and a 500 basis point margin recovery plan have not been priced into the $227 share price.

Apr 20, 2026
Deep DivesGE

Inside GE Aerospace's Cash Conversion Engine

Free cash flow doubled to $7.3 billion, the service backlog keeps building, and the FY25 print is the clearest signal yet that the post-spin business is a different company.

Apr 20, 2026
Capital AllocationLLY

Lilly's $7 Billion Kelonia Deal Is A Platform Bet, Not A Product Bet

The upfront is $2 billion, the milestones are $5 billion, and the strategic question is whether Lilly can convert GLP-1 cash flow into a second growth engine.

Apr 20, 2026
RiskMCD

Three Fast-Food Cycles Point to a Pricing Problem at McDonald's

Across three complete value-war cycles, the pattern is the same: the leader loses traffic, concedes price, and trades the margin for footfall. The FY25 data suggests the cycle has started again.

Apr 19, 2026
Capital AllocationRTX

RTX's Germany Deal Confirms The Cash Flow Inflection Nobody Priced In

Free cash flow jumped 76% in FY2025 to $7.9 billion. The $11.9 billion German combat systems approval extends the curve into 2029.

Apr 19, 2026
Market SignalsCOST

Costco's $275 Billion Revenue Milestone Changes the Multiple Conversation

Fiscal 2025 revenue crossed $275 billion, membership renewals hit record levels, and the market has spent the week debating whether a 49x forward multiple is defensible. The data points one way.

Apr 19, 2026
Market SignalsSHOP

Five Reasons Shopify's $2 Billion Free Cash Flow Print Changes the Setup

Revenue crossed $11.6 billion, FCF hit $2.0 billion, and the growth-to-FCF conversion is telling a different story than the $120 share price suggests.

Apr 19, 2026
ValuationPFE

Pfizer at 9x Forward Earnings Is a Mispriced Dividend Bet

The stock trades at 9.4x forward with a 6.3% dividend yield, a 0.39 beta, and $9.1 billion of free cash flow. The post-COVID reset is already priced in, and then some.

Apr 19, 2026
Insider ActivityAAPL

Tim Cook Steps Down: What Apple's Hardware Engineer CEO Means For The Thesis

John Ternus takes over a $4 trillion company with $98.8 billion in free cash flow. The succession signals hardware, not Services, and the market has not priced it.

Apr 19, 2026