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XPEL vs CAT // OPERATING MARGIN
XPEL Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: XPEL 7
— CAT 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CAT
LAST: $45.78 (+4.35%) • MKT CAP: $1.26B
operating-margins
13.20%
LAST: $647.39 (-9.25%) • MKT CAP: $297.59B
operating-margins
17.52%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (XPEL VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | XPEL | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.20% | 82.20% | -40.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 21.60% | 21.15% | +0.45 | XPEL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.3x | 20.9x | -2.56 | XPEL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.99% | 3.74% | +1.25 | XPEL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.20% | 17.52% | -4.32 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.80% | 14.51% | -3.71 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.30% | 18.36% | -5.06 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 11.04 | 4.34 | +6.70 | XPEL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | XPEL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.8 | 33.5 | +21.34 | XPEL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.7x | 26.0x | -5.26 | XPEL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.26B | $297.59B | -$296.33B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | XPEL REV | CAT REV | XPEL GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | XPEL FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $476.2M | $67.59B | 42.2% | 99.9% | $62.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $420.4M | $64.81B | 42.2% | 100.0% | $41.1M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $396.3M | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $37.4M | $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
XPEL // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02