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BDC vs CAT // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Belden Inc (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BDC 7
— CAT 8
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: BDC
LAST: $105.70 (-1.66%) • MKT CAP: $4.20B
forward-pe
16.5x
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
forward-pe
26.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BDC VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BDC | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 38.00% | 82.20% | -44.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.50% | 21.15% | -9.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.8x | 20.9x | -9.06 | BDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.21% | 3.74% | +1.47 | BDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.60% | 17.52% | -5.92 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.70% | 14.51% | -5.81 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.30% | 18.36% | -8.06 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.19% | 1.05% | -0.86 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.32 | 4.34 | -1.02 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | BDC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.30% | 8.46% | -1.16 | BDC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.0 | 23.6 | +22.44 | BDC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.11 | 1.02 | +0.09 | BDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 16.5x | 26.0x | -9.46 | BDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.20B | $286.26B | -$282.06B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BDC REV | CAT REV | BDC GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | BDC FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.72B | $67.59B | 38.0% | 99.9% | $218.7M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.46B | $64.81B | 37.5% | 100.0% | $223.0M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.51B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $206.6M | $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
BDC // BETA 1.11
CAT // BETA 1.02