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CAT vs NVDA // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CAT 6
— NVDA 9
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $291.01B
macro-sensitivity
1.02
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.98T
macro-sensitivity
2.04
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CAT VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CAT | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 82.20% | 74.67% | +7.53 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 21.15% | 65.06% | -43.91 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 21.2x | 23.4x | -2.26 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.68% | 2.55% | +1.13 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 17.52% | 65.21% | -47.69 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.51% | 63.66% | -49.15 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.36% | 83.38% | -65.02 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.05% | 0.02% | +1.03 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.38 | 19.52 | -15.14 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | CAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.46% | 9.01% | -0.55 | CAT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 23.6 | 35.1 | -11.47 | NVDA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.02 | 2.04 | -1.02 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 26.0x | 17.0x | +8.94 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $291.01B | $4.98T | -$4.69T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CAT REV | NVDA REV | CAT GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | CAT FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $67.59B | $130.50B | 99.9% | 75.0% | $8.92B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $64.81B | $60.92B | 100.0% | 72.7% | $10.05B | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $67.06B | $26.97B | 99.8% | 56.9% | $11.29B | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | $59.43B | $26.91B | 99.3% | 64.9% | $6.47B | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CAT // BETA 1.02
NVDA // BETA 2.04