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PLOW vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Douglas Dynamics Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLOW 6
— CAT 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $39.83 (+0.33%) • MKT CAP: $919.2M
roic
20.70%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLOW VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLOW | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.60% | 82.20% | -55.60 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 20.70% | 21.15% | -0.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.1x | 20.9x | -9.76 | PLOW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.95% | 3.74% | +3.21 | PLOW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.20% | 17.52% | -6.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.10% | 14.51% | -7.41 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.40% | 18.36% | -2.96 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.04% | 1.05% | +1.99 | PLOW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.34 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | PLOW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.7 | 33.5 | +11.16 | PLOW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.5x | 26.0x | -9.46 | PLOW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $919.2M | $297.59B | -$296.67B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLOW REV | CAT REV | PLOW GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | PLOW FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $656.1M | $67.59B | 26.6% | 99.9% | $63.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $568.5M | $64.81B | 25.8% | 100.0% | $33.4M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $568.2M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $12.5M | $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
PLOW // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02