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OUST vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Ouster Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: OUST 3
— CAT 7
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $32.14 (-4.37%) • MKT CAP: $2.32B
roic
-30.10%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (OUST VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | OUST | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 49.30% | 82.20% | -32.90 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -30.10% | 21.15% | -51.25 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -2.80% | 3.74% | -6.54 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -43.70% | 17.52% | -61.22 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -35.60% | 14.51% | -50.11 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 52.50% | 18.36% | +34.14 | OUST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 12.44 | 4.34 | +8.10 | OUST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.8 | 33.5 | +6.32 | OUST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 26.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.32B | $297.59B | -$295.27B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | OUST REV | CAT REV | OUST GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | OUST FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $169.4M | $67.59B | 49.3% | 99.9% | -$64.8M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $111.1M | $64.81B | 36.4% | 100.0% | -$37.5M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $83.3M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | -$137.9M | $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
OUST // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02