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DLB vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DLB 11
— CAT 4
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: DLB
LAST: $61.99 (-1.46%) • MKT CAP: $5.89B
fcf-yield
7.40%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DLB VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DLB | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 88.10% | 82.20% | +5.90 | DLB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.50% | 21.15% | -11.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.6x | 20.9x | -2.26 | DLB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 7.40% | 3.74% | +3.66 | DLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 19.60% | 17.52% | +2.08 | DLB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.90% | 14.51% | +4.39 | DLB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.90% | 18.36% | -12.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.15% | 1.05% | +1.10 | DLB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.20 | 4.34 | +3.86 | DLB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | DLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | DLB | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.6 | 23.6 | +32.03 | DLB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 1.02 | -0.02 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.5x | 26.0x | -4.46 | DLB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.89B | $286.26B | -$280.37B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DLB REV | CAT REV | DLB GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | DLB FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.35B | $67.59B | 88.1% | 99.9% | $435.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.27B | $64.81B | 89.0% | 100.0% | $297.2M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.30B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $308.6M | $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
DLB // BETA 1.00
CAT // BETA 1.02