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DY vs CAT // OPERATING MARGIN
Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DY 6
— CAT 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $239.66 (+2.42%) • MKT CAP: $7.23B
operating-margins
6.20%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
operating-margins
17.52%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DY VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DY | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.80% | 21.15% | -14.35 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.0x | 20.9x | -3.86 | DY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.56% | 3.74% | +1.82 | DY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 6.20% | 17.52% | -11.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.10% | 14.51% | -9.41 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.90% | 18.36% | -0.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.86 | 4.34 | -1.48 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | DY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.0 | 33.5 | +6.50 | DY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | 1.02 | +0.05 | DY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.6x | 26.0x | -4.36 | DY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.23B | $297.59B | -$290.36B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DY REV | CAT REV | DY GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | DY FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.55B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | $401.7M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $4.70B | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | $98.6M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $4.18B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $71.1M | $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
DY // BETA 1.07
CAT // BETA 1.02