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GTES vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GTES 6
— CAT 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: GTES
LAST: $23.83 (-9.22%) • MKT CAP: $6.65B
fcf-yield
6.09%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GTES VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GTES | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.80% | 82.20% | -42.40 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.80% | 21.15% | -13.35 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.2x | 20.9x | -5.66 | GTES | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 6.09% | 3.74% | +2.35 | GTES | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 17.52% | -4.02 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.30% | 14.51% | -7.21 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.00% | 18.36% | -17.36 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.46 | 4.34 | -1.88 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | GTES | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | GTES | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.8 | 23.6 | +11.24 | GTES | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.02 | -0.03 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.6x | 26.0x | -1.36 | GTES | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.65B | $286.26B | -$279.62B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GTES REV | CAT REV | GTES GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | GTES FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.44B | $67.59B | 39.8% | 99.9% | $404.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.41B | $64.81B | 39.9% | 100.0% | $296.5M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.57B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $320.3M | $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
GTES // BETA 0.99
CAT // BETA 1.02