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CR vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Crane Company (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CR 7
— CAT 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CAT
LAST: $198.02 (-3.79%) • MKT CAP: $11.90B
fcf-yield
2.64%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CR VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CR | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.20% | 82.20% | -40.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 21.15% | -8.75 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.5x | 20.9x | +3.64 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 2.64% | 3.74% | -1.10 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.40% | 17.52% | +0.88 | CR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.90% | 14.51% | +1.39 | CR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 18.36% | -10.16 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.44% | 1.05% | -0.61 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.16 | 4.34 | +1.82 | CR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | CR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.20% | 8.46% | -1.26 | CR | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.4 | 23.6 | +23.83 | CR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.09 | 1.02 | +0.07 | CR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.1x | 26.0x | +4.14 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.90B | $286.26B | -$274.37B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CR REV | CAT REV | CR GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | CR FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.31B | $67.59B | 42.2% | 99.9% | $306.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.13B | $64.81B | 40.7% | 100.0% | $234.2M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.86B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $202.8M | $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
CR // BETA 1.09
CAT // BETA 1.02