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ROAD vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Construction Partners Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ROAD 6
— CAT 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $89.80 (-2.08%) • MKT CAP: $5.26B
roic
6.90%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ROAD VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ROAD | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.60% | 82.20% | -66.60 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 6.90% | 21.15% | -14.25 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.1x | 20.9x | -0.76 | ROAD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.91% | 3.74% | -0.83 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 17.52% | -9.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.60% | 14.51% | -10.91 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 54.20% | 18.36% | +35.84 | ROAD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.67 | 4.34 | -1.67 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | ROAD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.20% | 8.46% | -1.26 | ROAD | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.9 | 23.6 | +29.31 | ROAD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | 1.02 | +0.06 | ROAD | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.4x | 26.0x | +17.44 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.26B | $286.26B | -$281.00B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ROAD REV | CAT REV | ROAD GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | ROAD FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.81B | $67.59B | 15.6% | 99.9% | $153.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.82B | $64.81B | 14.2% | 100.0% | $121.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.56B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $86.8M | $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
ROAD // BETA 1.08
CAT // BETA 1.02