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ZBRA vs CAT // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZBRA 5
— CAT 10
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: CAT
LAST: $361.26 (-4.27%) • MKT CAP: $17.85B
market-cap
$17.85B
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
market-cap
$286.26B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZBRA VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZBRA | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.10% | 82.20% | -34.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.50% | 21.15% | -11.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.0x | 20.9x | +5.14 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.65% | 3.74% | +0.91 | ZBRA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.00% | 17.52% | -4.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.80% | 14.51% | -6.71 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | 18.36% | -10.06 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.95 | 4.34 | -0.39 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | ZBRA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.30% | 8.46% | -1.16 | ZBRA | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.1 | 23.6 | +16.51 | ZBRA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.13 | 1.02 | +0.11 | ZBRA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.6x | 26.0x | +13.64 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $17.85B | $286.26B | -$268.41B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZBRA REV | CAT REV | ZBRA GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | ZBRA FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.40B | $67.59B | 48.1% | 99.9% | $831.0M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $4.98B | $64.81B | 48.4% | 100.0% | $954.0M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $4.58B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | -$210.3M | $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
ZBRA // BETA 1.13
CAT // BETA 1.02