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UVV vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Universal Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UVV 5
— CAT 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $41.01 (+3.69%) • MKT CAP: $1.02B
gross-margins
16.40%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UVV VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UVV | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 16.40% | 82.20% | -65.80 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.60% | 21.15% | -14.55 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.4x | 20.9x | -13.46 | UVV | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.86% | 3.74% | +4.12 | UVV | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.80% | 17.52% | -11.72 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 14.51% | -14.51 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.30% | 18.36% | -19.66 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 7.96% | 1.05% | +6.91 | UVV | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.68 | 4.34 | -1.66 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | UVV | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.4 | 33.5 | +17.86 | UVV | /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 | $1.02B | $297.59B | -$296.57B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UVV REV | CAT REV | UVV GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | UVV FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.89B | $67.59B | 16.4% | 99.9% | $80.3M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.92B | $64.81B | 17.9% | 100.0% | $264.4M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.72B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | -$74.6M | $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
UVV // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02