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FLY vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FLY 2
— CAT 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CAT
LAST: $19.87 (+0.10%) • MKT CAP: $3.33B
fcf-yield
-7.15%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FLY VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FLY | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 19.20% | 82.20% | -63.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 21.15% | -56.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -7.15% | 3.74% | -10.89 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 17.52% | -77.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 14.51% | -74.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 163.00% | 18.36% | +144.64 | FLY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.47 | 4.34 | -1.87 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | CAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.5 | 33.5 | +7.99 | FLY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.33B | $297.59B | -$294.26B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FLY REV | CAT REV | FLY GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | FLY FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $159.9M | $67.59B | 19.2% | 99.9% | -$237.8M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $60.8M | $64.81B | -18.7% | 100.0% | -$190.3M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $55.2M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | -$93.4M | $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
FLY // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02