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PRLB vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Proto Labs Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRLB 2
— CAT 10
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $77.64 (-14.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.86B
roic
3.50%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRLB VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRLB | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 44.50% | 82.20% | -37.70 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 3.50% | 21.15% | -17.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.3x | 20.9x | +25.44 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.21% | 3.74% | -0.53 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.70% | 17.52% | -12.82 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 14.51% | -10.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 18.36% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.96 | 4.34 | +9.62 | PRLB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | PRLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 27.9 | 33.5 | -5.63 | CAT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 81.3x | 26.0x | +55.34 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.86B | $297.59B | -$295.73B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRLB REV | CAT REV | PRLB GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | PRLB FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $533.1M | $67.59B | 44.5% | 99.9% | $59.7M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $500.9M | $64.81B | 44.6% | 100.0% | $68.7M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $73.3M | $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
PRLB // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02