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GWW vs CAT // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GWW 5
— CAT 10
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: CAT
LAST: $1,359.17 (-0.93%) • MKT CAP: $64.62B
forward-pe
35.2x
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
forward-pe
26.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GWW VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GWW | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.10% | 82.20% | -43.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 35.80% | 21.15% | +14.65 | GWW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 21.6x | 20.9x | +0.74 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.06% | 3.74% | -1.68 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.90% | 17.52% | -3.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.50% | 14.51% | -5.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.50% | 18.36% | -13.86 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.72% | 1.05% | -0.33 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.74 | 4.34 | +10.40 | GWW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | GWW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 8.46% | -1.96 | GWW | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 23.6 | +37.74 | GWW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 1.02 | -0.15 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 35.2x | 26.0x | +9.24 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $64.62B | $286.26B | -$221.65B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GWW REV | CAT REV | GWW GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | GWW FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $17.94B | $67.59B | 39.1% | 99.9% | $1.33B | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $17.17B | $64.81B | 39.4% | 100.0% | $1.57B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $16.48B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $1.29B | $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
GWW // BETA 0.87
CAT // BETA 1.02