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NPK vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
National Presto Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NPK 4
— CAT 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $151.77 (+0.66%) • MKT CAP: $1.08B
roic
8.10%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NPK VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NPK | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 16.00% | 82.20% | -66.20 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 8.10% | 21.15% | -13.05 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.1x | 20.9x | -3.76 | NPK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.34% | 3.74% | -7.08 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 17.52% | -9.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.60% | 14.51% | -7.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 29.70% | 18.36% | +11.34 | NPK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.66% | 1.05% | -0.39 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.22 | 4.34 | +4.88 | NPK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | CAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.2 | 33.5 | +13.66 | NPK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.5x | 26.0x | +1.54 | CAT | /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 | NPK REV | CAT REV | NPK GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | NPK FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $503.5M | $67.59B | 16.0% | 99.9% | -$36.2M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $388.2M | $64.81B | 20.2% | 100.0% | -$61.0M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $340.9M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $45.4M | $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
NPK // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02