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LNN vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LNN 7
— CAT 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LNN
LAST: $106.38 (+2.91%) • MKT CAP: $1.08B
valuation
8.0x
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
valuation
20.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LNN VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LNN | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 32.00% | 82.20% | -50.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.10% | 21.15% | -5.05 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.0x | 20.9x | -12.86 | LNN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.36% | 3.74% | +4.62 | LNN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.40% | 17.52% | -4.12 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.20% | 14.51% | -3.31 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.80% | 18.36% | -5.56 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.46% | 1.05% | +0.41 | LNN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.04 | 4.34 | +0.70 | LNN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | LNN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.2 | 33.5 | +11.69 | LNN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.3x | 26.0x | -13.66 | LNN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.08B | $297.59B | -$296.51B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LNN REV | CAT REV | LNN GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | LNN FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $659.1M | $67.59B | 32.0% | 99.9% | $90.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $584.3M | $64.81B | 32.7% | 100.0% | $66.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $661.9M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $119.7M | $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
LNN // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02