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CTAS vs CAT // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTAS 6
— CAT 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $218.07 (+2.47%) • MKT CAP: $86.59B
options-implied-move
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LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
options-implied-move
8.46%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTAS VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTAS | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 50.70% | 82.20% | -31.50 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 29.70% | 21.15% | +8.55 | CTAS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 30.2x | 20.9x | +9.34 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.17% | 3.74% | -1.57 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.10% | 17.52% | +5.58 | CTAS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.80% | 14.51% | +3.29 | CTAS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | 18.36% | -9.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.81% | 1.05% | -0.24 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.53 | 4.34 | +10.19 | CTAS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | CTAS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.3 | 33.5 | +25.80 | CTAS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 1.02 | -0.09 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.3x | 26.0x | +14.34 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $86.59B | $297.59B | -$211.00B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTAS REV | CAT REV | CTAS GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | CTAS FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.26B | $67.59B | 50.7% | 99.9% | $1.88B | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $10.34B | $64.81B | 50.0% | 100.0% | $1.76B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $9.60B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $1.64B | $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
CTAS // BETA 0.93
CAT // BETA 1.02