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AWI vs CAT // REVENUE GROWTH (YOY)
Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AWI 10
— CAT 5
▲ REVENUE GROWTH (YOY) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $166.34 (+0.24%) • MKT CAP: $6.94B
revenue-growth
12.10%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
revenue-growth
18.36%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AWI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AWI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.60% | 82.20% | -41.60 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 28.70% | 21.15% | +7.55 | AWI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.7x | 20.9x | -6.16 | AWI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.07% | 3.74% | +0.33 | AWI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 26.60% | 17.52% | +9.08 | AWI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.00% | 14.51% | +4.49 | AWI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) ACTIVE | 12.10% | 18.36% | -6.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.80% | 1.05% | -0.25 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.49 | 4.34 | +3.15 | AWI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | AWI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | AWI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.1 | 23.6 | +28.54 | AWI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.02 | -0.01 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.9x | 26.0x | -7.06 | AWI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.94B | $286.26B | -$279.32B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AWI REV | CAT REV | AWI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | AWI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.62B | $67.59B | 40.6% | 99.9% | $282.6M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.45B | $64.81B | 40.2% | 100.0% | $201.7M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.30B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $175.2M | $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
AWI // BETA 1.01
CAT // BETA 1.02