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DCO vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DCO 2
— CAT 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $168.06 (+2.61%) • MKT CAP: $2.54B
gross-margins
26.90%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DCO VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DCO | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 26.90% | 82.20% | -55.30 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -3.10% | 21.15% | -24.25 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.92% | 3.74% | -5.66 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -4.30% | 17.52% | -21.82 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.50% | 14.51% | -19.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.90% | 18.36% | -13.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.43 | 4.34 | +0.09 | DCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.5 | 33.5 | +8.02 | DCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.54B | $297.59B | -$295.05B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DCO REV | CAT REV | DCO GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | DCO FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $824.8M | $67.59B | 26.9% | 99.9% | -$48.6M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $786.4M | $64.81B | 25.1% | 100.0% | $20.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $757.0M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $31.1M | $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
DCO // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02