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MIDD vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Middleby Corporation (The) (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MIDD 7
— CAT 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: MIDD
LAST: $118.95 (+1.16%) • MKT CAP: $5.32B
valuation
11.4x
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
valuation
20.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MIDD VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MIDD | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.10% | 82.20% | -43.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 21.15% | -11.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.4x | 20.9x | -9.46 | MIDD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.52% | 3.74% | +6.78 | MIDD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.00% | 17.52% | +0.48 | MIDD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.50% | 14.51% | -3.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.60% | 18.36% | -16.76 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.08 | 4.34 | -1.26 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | MIDD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 8.46% | -1.76 | MIDD | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.8 | 23.6 | +49.23 | MIDD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.02 | -0.08 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.5x | 26.0x | -12.46 | MIDD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.32B | $286.26B | -$280.94B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MIDD REV | CAT REV | MIDD GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | MIDD FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.20B | $67.59B | 39.1% | 99.9% | $559.5M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.15B | $64.81B | 39.7% | 100.0% | $650.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.24B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $482.9M | $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
MIDD // BETA 0.94
CAT // BETA 1.02