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HRI vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Herc Holdings Inc. Common Stock (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HRI 6
— CAT 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $165.76 (-4.71%) • MKT CAP: $5.82B
gross-margins
41.00%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HRI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HRI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | 82.20% | -41.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.00% | 21.15% | -21.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 79.7x | 20.9x | +58.84 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 15.94% | 3.74% | +12.20 | HRI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.10% | 17.52% | -17.42 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.10% | 14.51% | -14.41 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 45.60% | 18.36% | +27.24 | HRI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.49% | 1.05% | +0.44 | HRI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 4.34 | -3.89 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | HRI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 8.46% | -1.66 | HRI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.9 | 23.6 | +43.31 | HRI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.97 | 1.02 | -0.05 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 26.0x | +114.04 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.82B | $286.26B | -$280.44B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HRI REV | CAT REV | HRI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | HRI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $862.0M | $67.59B | 44.0% | 99.9% | $928.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $592.0M | $64.81B | 44.0% | 100.0% | $1.06B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $600.0M | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $1.06B | $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
HRI // BETA 0.97
CAT // BETA 1.02