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RL vs CAT // OPERATING MARGIN
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RL 6
— CAT 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $400.52 (+2.81%) • MKT CAP: $23.86B
operating-margins
14.50%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
operating-margins
17.52%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RL VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RL | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 69.90% | 82.20% | -12.30 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 44.50% | 21.15% | +23.35 | RL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.5x | 20.9x | -5.36 | RL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.31% | 3.74% | -0.43 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 14.50% | 17.52% | -3.02 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.60% | 14.51% | -2.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.60% | 18.36% | -3.76 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.91% | 1.05% | -0.14 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.25 | 4.34 | +1.91 | RL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | RL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.2 | 33.5 | +32.70 | RL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.02 | -0.12 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 26.0x | -4.66 | RL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $23.86B | $297.59B | -$273.73B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RL REV | CAT REV | RL GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | RL FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.11B | $67.59B | 69.9% | 99.9% | $789.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $7.08B | $64.81B | 68.6% | 100.0% | $916.5M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $6.63B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $771.3M | $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
RL // BETA 0.90
CAT // BETA 1.02