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KAI vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Kadant Inc (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KAI 4
— CAT 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $271.33 (+2.08%) • MKT CAP: $3.20B
roic
14.40%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KAI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KAI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.20% | 82.20% | -37.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 14.40% | 21.15% | -6.75 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.0x | 20.9x | -2.86 | KAI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.81% | 3.74% | +1.07 | KAI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 14.90% | 17.52% | -2.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.70% | 14.51% | -4.81 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -0.10% | 18.36% | -18.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.49% | 1.05% | -0.56 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.34 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | KAI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.7 | 33.5 | +13.16 | KAI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.2x | 26.0x | +3.24 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.20B | $297.59B | -$294.38B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KAI REV | CAT REV | KAI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | KAI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.05B | $67.59B | 45.2% | 99.9% | $154.3M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.05B | $64.81B | 44.3% | 100.0% | $134.3M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $957.7M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $165.5M | $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
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CAT // BETA 1.02