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GGG vs CAT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY

Graco Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GGG 11 — CAT 4

▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: GGG

LAST: $67.44 (-1.91%) • MKT CAP: $11.03B

dividend-safety

1.66%

LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B

dividend-safety

1.05%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GGG VS. CAT) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	GGG	CAT	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	52.50%	82.20%	-29.70	CAT	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	24.30%	21.15%	+3.15	GGG	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	15.7x	20.9x	-5.16	GGG	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	5.79%	3.74%	+2.05	GGG	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	27.90%	17.52%	+10.38	GGG	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	23.30%	14.51%	+8.79	GGG	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.80%	18.36%	-12.56	CAT	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE	1.66%	1.05%	+0.61	GGG	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	6.51	4.34	+2.17	GGG	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	9/9	5/9	+4.00	GGG	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.50%	8.46%	-1.96	GGG	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	30.8	23.6	+7.22	GGG	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.89	1.02	-0.13	CAT	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	19.6x	26.0x	-6.36	GGG	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$11.03B	$286.26B	-$275.24B	CAT	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	GGG REV	CAT REV	GGG GROSS %	CAT GROSS %	GGG FCF	CAT FCF
FY 2025	$2.24B	$67.59B	52.5%	99.9%	$637.9M	$8.92B
FY 2024	$2.11B	$64.81B	53.1%	100.0%	$515.0M	$10.05B
FY 2023	$2.20B	$67.06B	44.0%	99.8%	$552.2M	$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

GGG // BETA 0.89

CAT // BETA 1.02