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CENX vs CAT // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENX 5
— CAT 10
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: CAT
LAST: $33.70 (-2.74%) • MKT CAP: $3.43B
balance-sheet
2.50
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
balance-sheet
4.34
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENX VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENX | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 10.10% | 82.20% | -72.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 21.15% | -10.05 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.4x | 20.9x | -5.46 | CENX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.47% | 3.74% | -1.27 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.30% | 17.52% | -11.22 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 14.51% | -12.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.90% | 18.36% | -4.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 2.50 | 4.34 | -1.84 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CENX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.20% | 8.46% | -1.26 | CENX | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.5 | 23.6 | +18.93 | CENX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 1.02 | +0.08 | CENX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 72.1x | 26.0x | +46.14 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.43B | $286.26B | -$282.83B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENX REV | CAT REV | CENX GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | CENX FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.53B | $67.59B | 10.1% | 99.9% | $84.8M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.22B | $64.81B | 7.7% | 100.0% | -$106.9M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.19B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $7.3M | $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
CENX // BETA 1.10
CAT // BETA 1.02