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WERN vs CAT // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Werner Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WERN 2
— CAT 9
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CAT
LAST: $27.63 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $1.66B
roic
0.40%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
roic
21.15%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WERN VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WERN | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 0.40% | 21.15% | -20.75 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.5x | 20.9x | -10.36 | WERN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.14% | 3.74% | -7.88 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.40% | 17.52% | -17.12 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.50% | 14.51% | -15.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.90% | 18.36% | -20.26 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.06% | 1.05% | +1.01 | WERN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.73 | 4.34 | -1.61 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | CAT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 30.0 | 33.5 | -3.50 | CAT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 19.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.66B | $297.59B | -$295.93B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WERN REV | CAT REV | WERN GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | WERN FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.90B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | -$68.5M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.96B | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | -$84.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.20B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $474.4M | $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
WERN // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02