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SES vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
SES AI Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SES 2
— CAT 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $0.91 (+9.74%) • MKT CAP: $322.5M
roic
-35.00%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SES VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SES | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 53.80% | 82.20% | -28.40 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -35.00% | 21.15% | -56.15 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -18.98% | 3.74% | -22.72 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 17.52% | -77.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 14.51% | -74.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 18.36% | +161.64 | SES | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.36 | 4.34 | -2.98 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.3 | 33.5 | +19.81 | SES | /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 | $322.5M | $297.59B | -$297.27B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SES REV | CAT REV | SES GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | SES FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $21.0M | $67.59B | 53.8% | 99.9% | -$61.2M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.0M | $64.81B | 63.1% | 100.0% | -$78.3M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | -$56.4M | $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
SES // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02