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NOC vs CAT // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NOC 7
— CAT 8
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $557.54 (-0.86%) • MKT CAP: $79.89B
net-margins
10.00%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
net-margins
14.51%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NOC VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NOC | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 82.20% | -41.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.00% | 21.15% | -8.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.8x | 20.9x | -5.06 | NOC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.14% | 3.74% | +0.40 | NOC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.80% | 17.52% | -6.72 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 10.00% | 14.51% | -4.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.20% | 18.36% | -16.16 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.62% | 1.05% | +0.57 | NOC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.97 | 4.34 | -1.37 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | NOC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 8.46% | -1.76 | NOC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.0 | 23.6 | +40.39 | NOC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.02 | -0.08 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.8x | 26.0x | -8.16 | NOC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $79.89B | $286.26B | -$206.37B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NOC REV | CAT REV | NOC GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | NOC FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $41.95B | $67.59B | 44.0% | 99.9% | $3.31B | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $41.03B | $64.81B | 44.0% | 100.0% | $2.62B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $39.29B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $2.11B | $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
NOC // BETA 0.94
CAT // BETA 1.02