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EXP vs CAT // OPERATING MARGIN
Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EXP 5
— CAT 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: EXP
LAST: $181.84 (+4.67%) • MKT CAP: $5.58B
operating-margins
22.40%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
operating-margins
17.52%
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 ACTIVE | 22.40% | 17.52% | +4.88 | EXP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 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 | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.0 | 33.5 | +25.50 | 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 | $297.59B | -$292.01B | 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 | — | 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