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HEI vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Heico Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HEI 6
— CAT 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CAT
LAST: $321.36 (-1.53%) • MKT CAP: $45.61B
fcf-yield
1.89%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HEI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HEI | 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) | 13.60% | 21.15% | -7.55 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 43.5x | 20.9x | +22.64 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.89% | 3.74% | -1.85 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.70% | 17.52% | +5.18 | HEI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.40% | 14.51% | +0.89 | HEI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.30% | 18.36% | -2.06 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.07% | 1.05% | -0.98 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.53 | 4.34 | +4.19 | HEI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | HEI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 8.46% | -1.66 | HEI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.6 | 23.6 | +36.98 | HEI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 1.02 | -0.06 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 55.5x | 26.0x | +29.54 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $45.61B | $286.26B | -$240.65B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HEI REV | CAT REV | HEI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | HEI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.49B | $67.59B | 39.8% | 99.9% | $861.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.86B | $64.81B | 38.9% | 100.0% | $614.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.97B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $315.2M | $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
HEI // BETA 0.96
CAT // BETA 1.02