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CXT vs CAT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Crane NXT Co. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CXT 6
— CAT 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CXT
LAST: $60.22 (+3.31%) • MKT CAP: $3.47B
dividend-safety
1.13%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
dividend-safety
1.05%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CXT VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CXT | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.50% | 82.20% | -39.70 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.10% | 21.15% | -2.05 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.4x | 20.9x | -9.46 | CXT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.72% | 3.74% | +1.98 | CXT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 14.90% | 17.52% | -2.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.80% | 14.51% | -5.71 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.40% | 18.36% | -6.96 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 1.13% | 1.05% | +0.08 | CXT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.19 | 4.34 | -2.15 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CXT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.5 | 33.5 | +32.98 | CXT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.2x | 26.0x | -3.76 | CXT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.47B | $297.59B | -$294.12B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CXT REV | CAT REV | CXT GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | CXT FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.66B | $67.59B | 42.5% | 99.9% | $198.3M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.49B | $64.81B | 44.7% | 100.0% | $168.7M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.39B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $276.3M | $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
CXT // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02