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PAYX vs CAT // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PAYX 10
— CAT 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: PAYX
LAST: $112.12 (+2.51%) • MKT CAP: $38.93B
fcf-yield
5.96%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
fcf-yield
3.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PAYX VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PAYX | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 73.40% | 82.20% | -8.80 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 28.60% | 21.15% | +7.45 | PAYX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.5x | 20.9x | -5.36 | PAYX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 5.96% | 3.74% | +2.22 | PAYX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 39.80% | 17.52% | +22.28 | PAYX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.90% | 14.51% | +13.39 | PAYX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.50% | 18.36% | -1.86 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.08% | 1.05% | +3.03 | PAYX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.03 | 4.34 | -1.31 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | PAYX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 8.46% | -1.86 | PAYX | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.3 | 23.6 | +29.68 | PAYX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.92 | 1.02 | -0.10 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.6x | 26.0x | -7.36 | PAYX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $38.93B | $286.26B | -$247.33B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PAYX REV | CAT REV | PAYX GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | PAYX FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.30B | $67.59B | 73.4% | 99.9% | $2.32B | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $5.41B | $64.81B | 71.5% | 100.0% | $1.71B | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $5.13B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $1.67B | $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
PAYX // BETA 0.92
CAT // BETA 1.02