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DCI vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Donaldson Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DCI 7
— CAT 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CAT
LAST: $85.29 (+0.27%) • MKT CAP: $9.89B
fcf-yield
3.44%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DCI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DCI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.80% | 82.20% | -47.40 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.50% | 21.15% | -1.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.3x | 20.9x | -2.56 | DCI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.44% | 3.74% | -0.30 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.40% | 17.52% | -4.12 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.90% | 14.51% | -4.61 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.10% | 18.36% | -17.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.33% | 1.05% | +0.28 | DCI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.33 | 4.34 | +2.99 | DCI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | DCI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.1 | 33.5 | +10.60 | DCI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | 1.02 | +0.02 | DCI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.0x | 26.0x | -0.96 | DCI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.89B | $297.59B | -$287.70B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DCI REV | CAT REV | DCI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | DCI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.69B | $67.59B | 34.8% | 99.9% | $339.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.59B | $64.81B | 35.5% | 100.0% | $406.9M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $544.5M | $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
DCI // BETA 1.04
CAT // BETA 1.02