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AXON vs CAT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Axon Enterprise Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AXON 6
— CAT 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CAT
LAST: $427.77 (-2.35%) • MKT CAP: $35.59B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
dividend-safety
1.05%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AXON VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AXON | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 59.70% | 82.20% | -22.50 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -1.30% | 21.15% | -22.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.21% | 3.74% | -3.53 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.20% | 17.52% | -19.72 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.50% | 14.51% | -10.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 33.50% | 18.36% | +15.14 | AXON | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.62 | 4.34 | +2.28 | AXON | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | AXON | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.10% | 8.46% | -1.36 | AXON | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 49.4 | 23.6 | +25.84 | AXON | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.06 | 1.02 | +0.04 | AXON | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 26.0x | +114.04 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $35.59B | $286.26B | -$250.68B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AXON REV | CAT REV | AXON GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | AXON FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.78B | $67.59B | 59.7% | 99.9% | $75.1M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.08B | $64.81B | 59.6% | 100.0% | $329.5M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.56B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $119.0M | $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
AXON // BETA 1.06
CAT // BETA 1.02