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GD vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GD 8
— CAT 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: GD
LAST: $372.59 (+0.48%) • MKT CAP: $100.33B
fcf-yield
3.95%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GD VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GD | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 82.20% | -41.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.00% | 21.15% | -7.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.6x | 20.9x | -4.26 | GD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.95% | 3.74% | +0.21 | GD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.20% | 17.52% | -7.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.00% | 14.51% | -6.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.10% | 18.36% | -8.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.59% | 1.05% | +0.54 | GD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.65 | 4.34 | +0.31 | GD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | GD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | GD | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 73.4 | 23.6 | +49.83 | GD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.02 | -0.03 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.1x | 26.0x | -3.86 | GD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $100.33B | $286.26B | -$185.93B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GD REV | CAT REV | GD GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | GD FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $52.55B | $67.59B | 44.0% | 99.9% | $3.96B | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $47.72B | $64.81B | 44.0% | 100.0% | $3.20B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $42.27B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $2.81B | $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
GD // BETA 0.99
CAT // BETA 1.02