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HLIO vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Helios Technologies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HLIO 3
— CAT 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CAT
LAST: $68.26 (+0.90%) • MKT CAP: $2.25B
valuation
28.3x
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
valuation
20.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HLIO VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HLIO | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 32.30% | 82.20% | -49.90 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.70% | 21.15% | -16.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 28.3x | 20.9x | +7.44 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.60% | 3.74% | +0.86 | HLIO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.90% | 17.52% | -9.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.80% | 14.51% | -8.71 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.10% | 18.36% | -14.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.53% | 1.05% | -0.52 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.73 | 4.34 | -0.61 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | HLIO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.5 | 33.5 | +7.05 | HLIO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.2x | 26.0x | +17.24 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.25B | $297.59B | -$295.34B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HLIO REV | CAT REV | HLIO GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | HLIO FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $839.0M | $67.59B | 32.3% | 99.9% | $103.6M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $805.9M | $64.81B | 31.3% | 100.0% | $95.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $835.6M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $83.9M | $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
HLIO // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02