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NDSN vs CAT // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NDSN 5
— CAT 9
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: NDSN
LAST: $329.10 (+0.95%) • MKT CAP: $18.33B
net-margins
17.40%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
net-margins
14.51%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NDSN VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NDSN | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 55.20% | 82.20% | -27.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.40% | 21.15% | -9.75 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.5x | 20.9x | +5.64 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.61% | 3.74% | -0.13 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 25.50% | 17.52% | +7.98 | NDSN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 17.40% | 14.51% | +2.89 | NDSN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.80% | 18.36% | -14.56 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.98% | 1.05% | -0.07 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.97 | 4.34 | +1.63 | NDSN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | NDSN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.7 | 33.5 | +21.20 | NDSN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 1.02 | -0.11 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.2x | 26.0x | +9.24 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $18.33B | $297.59B | -$279.26B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NDSN REV | CAT REV | NDSN GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | NDSN FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.79B | $67.59B | 55.2% | 99.9% | $661.1M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.69B | $64.81B | 55.2% | 100.0% | $491.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.63B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $523.0M | $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
NDSN // BETA 0.91
CAT // BETA 1.02