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WNC vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WNC 5
— CAT 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WNC
LAST: $13.26 (-4.05%) • MKT CAP: $540.2M
valuation
2.9x
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
valuation
20.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WNC VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WNC | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 31.20% | 21.15% | +10.05 | WNC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 2.9x | 20.9x | -17.96 | WNC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -2.41% | 3.74% | -6.15 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 19.90% | 17.52% | +2.38 | WNC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.70% | 14.51% | -0.81 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -20.80% | 18.36% | -39.16 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.55% | 1.05% | +1.50 | WNC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.07 | 4.34 | -1.27 | 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 | 38.6 | 33.5 | +5.14 | WNC | /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 | $540.2M | $297.59B | -$297.05B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WNC REV | CAT REV | WNC GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | WNC FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.54B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | -$13.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $1.95B | $64.81B | 13.6% | 100.0% | $45.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $2.54B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $319.6M | $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
WNC // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02