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GFF vs CAT // OPERATING MARGIN
Griffon Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GFF 1
— CAT 11
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $102.92 (+3.05%) • MKT CAP: $4.66B
operating-margins
8.20%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
operating-margins
17.52%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GFF VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GFF | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.00% | 82.20% | -40.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.00% | 21.15% | -9.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.6x | 20.9x | +2.74 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.74% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 8.20% | 17.52% | -9.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.00% | 14.51% | -12.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.90% | 18.36% | -22.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.85% | 1.05% | -0.20 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.31 | 4.34 | -1.03 | 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 | 64.1 | 33.5 | +30.56 | GFF | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 84.8x | 26.0x | +58.84 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.66B | $297.59B | -$292.93B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GFF REV | CAT REV | GFF GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | GFF FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.52B | $67.59B | 42.0% | 99.9% | — | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.62B | $64.81B | 38.9% | 100.0% | — | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.69B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | — | $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
GFF // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02