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MWA vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MWA 7
— CAT 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $22.78 (+2.94%) • MKT CAP: $3.56B
roic
14.00%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MWA VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MWA | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.10% | 82.20% | -46.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 14.00% | 21.15% | -7.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.4x | 20.9x | -5.46 | MWA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.17% | 3.74% | +2.43 | MWA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.20% | 17.52% | +0.68 | MWA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.40% | 14.51% | -1.11 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | 18.36% | -9.66 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.18% | 1.05% | +0.13 | MWA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.22 | 4.34 | -0.12 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | MWA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.9 | 33.5 | +26.42 | MWA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.3x | 26.0x | -8.66 | MWA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.56B | $297.59B | -$294.03B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MWA REV | CAT REV | MWA GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | MWA FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.43B | $67.59B | 36.1% | 99.9% | $219.3M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.31B | $64.81B | 34.9% | 100.0% | $238.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.28B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $109.0M | $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
MWA // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02