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VFC vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
V.F. Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VFC 5
— CAT 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $18.30 (-0.16%) • MKT CAP: $7.22B
gross-margins
54.80%
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VFC VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VFC | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 54.80% | 82.20% | -27.40 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.50% | 21.15% | -9.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.9x | 20.9x | -10.96 | VFC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.31% | 3.74% | -0.43 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.00% | 17.52% | -11.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.70% | 14.51% | -11.81 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.10% | 18.36% | -17.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.95% | 1.05% | +0.90 | VFC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.70 | 4.34 | -2.64 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | VFC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 8.46% | -1.76 | VFC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 75.8 | 23.6 | +52.22 | VFC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 1.02 | -0.07 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 26.3x | 26.0x | +0.34 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.22B | $286.26B | -$279.05B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VFC REV | CAT REV | VFC GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | VFC FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.61B | $67.59B | 54.8% | 99.9% | $239.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $9.50B | $64.81B | 53.5% | 100.0% | $37.5M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $9.92B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $568.4M | $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
VFC // BETA 0.95
CAT // BETA 1.02