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RAIL vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RAIL 3
— CAT 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: RAIL
LAST: $4.18 (-0.12%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
valuation
6.4x
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
valuation
20.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RAIL VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RAIL | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 14.60% | 82.20% | -67.60 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.50% | 21.15% | +6.35 | RAIL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 6.4x | 20.9x | -14.46 | RAIL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.91% | 3.74% | +19.17 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.80% | 17.52% | -10.72 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 14.51% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -10.20% | 18.36% | -28.56 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.75 | 4.34 | -2.59 | CAT | /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 | 24.8 | 33.5 | -8.70 | CAT | /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 | $137.1M | $297.59B | -$297.45B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RAIL REV | CAT REV | RAIL GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | RAIL FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $500.7M | $67.59B | 14.6% | 99.9% | $31.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $557.7M | $64.81B | 12.0% | 100.0% | $39.9M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $356.8M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $4.8M | $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
RAIL // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02