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XYL vs CAT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY

Xylem Inc. Common Stock New (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: XYL 7 — CAT 8

▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: XYL

LAST: $92.40 (+1.81%) • MKT CAP: $20.81B

dividend-safety

1.88%

LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B

dividend-safety

1.05%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (XYL VS. CAT) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	XYL	CAT	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	38.50%	82.20%	-43.70	CAT	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	8.50%	21.15%	-12.65	CAT	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	13.2x	20.9x	-7.66	XYL	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	4.01%	3.74%	+0.27	XYL	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	13.50%	17.52%	-4.02	CAT	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	10.60%	14.51%	-3.91	CAT	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.50%	18.36%	-12.86	CAT	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE	1.88%	1.05%	+0.83	XYL	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	3.28	4.34	-1.06	CAT	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	9/9	5/9	+4.00	XYL	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.60%	8.46%	-1.86	XYL	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	33.5	23.6	+9.86	XYL	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.91	1.02	-0.11	CAT	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	20.2x	26.0x	-5.76	XYL	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$20.81B	$286.26B	-$265.45B	CAT	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	XYL REV	CAT REV	XYL GROSS %	CAT GROSS %	XYL FCF	CAT FCF
FY 2025	$9.04B	$67.59B	38.5%	99.9%	$834.4M	$8.92B
FY 2024	$8.56B	$64.81B	37.5%	100.0%	$877.7M	$10.05B
FY 2023	$7.36B	$67.06B	44.0%	99.8%	$505.6M	$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

XYL // BETA 0.91

CAT // BETA 1.02