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EXP vs CAT // NET PROFIT MARGIN

Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EXP 6 — CAT 8

▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: EXP

LAST: $183.64 (+0.99%) • MKT CAP: $5.58B

net-margins

18.40%

LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B

net-margins

14.51%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EXP VS. CAT) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	EXP	CAT	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	28.30%	82.20%	-53.90	CAT	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	14.50%	21.15%	-6.65	CAT	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	7.9x	20.9x	-12.96	EXP	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	3.54%	3.74%	-0.20	CAT	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	22.40%	17.52%	+4.88	EXP	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin ACTIVE	18.40%	14.51%	+3.89	EXP	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	2.10%	18.36%	-16.26	CAT	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.58%	1.05%	-0.47	CAT	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	3.26	4.34	-1.08	CAT	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	5/9	5/9	0.00	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.50%	8.46%	-1.96	EXP	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	62.2	23.6	+38.64	EXP	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.87	1.02	-0.15	CAT	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	12.3x	26.0x	-13.66	EXP	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$5.58B	$286.26B	-$280.68B	CAT	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	EXP REV	CAT REV	EXP GROSS %	CAT GROSS %	EXP FCF	CAT FCF
FY 2025	$2.31B	$67.59B	28.3%	99.9%	$197.4M	$8.92B
FY 2024	$2.26B	$64.81B	29.8%	100.0%	$353.3M	$10.05B
FY 2023	$2.26B	$67.06B	44.0%	99.8%	$462.3M	$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

EXP // BETA 0.87

CAT // BETA 1.02