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KNX vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KNX 5
— CAT 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: KNX
LAST: $60.77 (-0.62%) • MKT CAP: $9.95B
fcf-yield
9.35%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KNX VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KNX | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 82.20% | -41.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.90% | 21.15% | -19.25 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.5x | 20.9x | +2.64 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 9.35% | 3.74% | +5.61 | KNX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.90% | 17.52% | -14.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.90% | 14.51% | -13.61 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 18.36% | -17.56 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.18% | 1.05% | +0.13 | KNX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.20 | 4.34 | -2.14 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | KNX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | KNX | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.0 | 23.6 | +15.40 | KNX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.02 | -0.03 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 26.0x | +114.04 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.95B | $286.26B | -$276.31B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KNX REV | CAT REV | KNX GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | KNX FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7.47B | $67.59B | 44.0% | 99.9% | $930.5M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $7.41B | $64.81B | 44.0% | 100.0% | $465.6M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $7.14B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $840.3M | $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
KNX // BETA 0.99
CAT // BETA 1.02