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MLI vs CAT // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Mueller Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MLI 10
— CAT 3
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: MLI
LAST: $54.56 (-2.19%) • MKT CAP: $11.89B
piotroski-score
8/9
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
piotroski-score
5/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MLI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MLI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 41.10% | 21.15% | +19.95 | MLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.6x | 20.8x | -11.16 | MLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.67% | 3.76% | +0.91 | MLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.90% | 17.52% | +5.38 | MLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.30% | 14.51% | +3.79 | MLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.90% | 18.36% | -7.46 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.90% | 1.06% | -0.16 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 18.71 | 4.33 | +14.38 | MLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | MLI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.6 | 30.6 | +5.00 | MLI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 1.02 | +0.08 | MLI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.8x | 19.7x | -4.92 | MLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.89B | $286.26B | -$274.37B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MLI REV | CAT REV | MLI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | MLI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.18B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | $567.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.77B | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | $476.3M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.42B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $518.9M | $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
MLI // BETA 1.10
CAT // BETA 1.02