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AADX vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AADX 1
— CAT 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $11.82 (+7.65%) • MKT CAP: $2.04B
gross-margins
—
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AADX VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AADX | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 21.15% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.74% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 17.52% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 14.51% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 18.36% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.34 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | — | 5/9 | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.5 | 33.5 | +14.01 | AADX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.04B | $297.59B | -$295.55B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AADX REV | CAT REV | AADX GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | AADX FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | — | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | — | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | — | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | — | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | — | $11.29B |
| FY 2022 | — | $59.43B | — | 99.3% | — | $6.47B |
| FY 2021 | — | $50.97B | — | 30.3% | — | $6.11B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AADX // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02