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CEPL vs CAT // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Capstone Energy Plus Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CEPL 2
— CAT 10
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: CAT
LAST: $2.63 (-5.05%) • MKT CAP: $90.3M
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27.1x
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
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19.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CEPL VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CEPL | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 32.00% | 82.20% | -50.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 59.30% | 21.15% | +38.15 | CEPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.0x | 20.9x | +1.14 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.72% | 3.74% | -7.46 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.20% | 17.52% | -14.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.60% | 14.51% | -11.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.90% | 18.36% | +5.54 | CEPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.34 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | CAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 30.7 | 33.5 | -2.83 | CAT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 27.1x | 19.7x | +7.38 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $90.3M | $297.59B | -$297.50B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CEPL REV | CAT REV | CEPL GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | CEPL FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $106.0M | $67.59B | 32.0% | 99.9% | -$3.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $85.6M | $64.81B | 27.2% | 100.0% | $6.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $91.2M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | -$27.7M | $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
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