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KTOS vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KTOS 4
— CAT 10
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $41.09 (-5.74%) • MKT CAP: $8.18B
roic
1.40%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KTOS VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KTOS | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 22.90% | 82.20% | -59.30 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 1.40% | 21.15% | -19.75 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 20.9x | +74.14 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.26% | 3.74% | -5.00 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.90% | 17.52% | -15.62 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 14.51% | -12.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.50% | 18.36% | +0.14 | KTOS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 11.11 | 4.34 | +6.77 | KTOS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 8.46% | -1.56 | KTOS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.9 | 23.6 | +22.26 | KTOS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.02 | -0.01 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 26.0x | +114.04 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.18B | $286.26B | -$278.08B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KTOS REV | CAT REV | KTOS GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | KTOS FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.35B | $67.59B | 22.9% | 99.9% | -$102.7M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.14B | $64.81B | 25.3% | 100.0% | -$1.4M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.04B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $18.5M | $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
KTOS // BETA 1.01
CAT // BETA 1.02