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DEC vs CAT // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Diversified Energy Company (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DEC 8
— CAT 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $14.61 (-0.41%) • MKT CAP: $1.12B
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
macro-sensitivity
1.02
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DEC VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DEC | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.50% | 21.15% | -9.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.5x | 20.9x | -15.36 | DEC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.97% | 3.74% | +21.23 | DEC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 29.20% | 17.52% | +11.68 | DEC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.60% | 14.51% | +4.09 | DEC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 141.50% | 18.36% | +123.14 | DEC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 7.58% | 1.05% | +6.53 | DEC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.51 | 4.34 | -3.83 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | DEC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.4 | 33.5 | +17.92 | DEC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.12B | $297.59B | -$296.47B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DEC REV | CAT REV | DEC GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | DEC FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.83B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | $280.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $757.3M | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | $168.6M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.95B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $291.4M | $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
DEC // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02