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FTEK vs CAT // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Fuel Tech Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FTEK 3
— CAT 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.48 (-5.13%) • MKT CAP: $46.2M
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
macro-sensitivity
1.02
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FTEK VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FTEK | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 46.40% | 82.20% | -35.80 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -10.40% | 21.15% | -31.55 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.53% | 3.74% | +2.79 | FTEK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -13.80% | 17.52% | -31.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.70% | 14.51% | -23.21 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.10% | 18.36% | -12.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.17 | 4.34 | -3.17 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | FTEK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.2 | 33.5 | +10.73 | FTEK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $46.2M | $297.59B | -$297.54B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FTEK REV | CAT REV | FTEK GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | FTEK FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $26.7M | $67.59B | 46.4% | 99.9% | $3.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $25.1M | $64.81B | 42.3% | 100.0% | -$3.4M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $27.1M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $696.0K | $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
FTEK // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02