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MRTN vs CAT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Marten Transport Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MRTN 3
— CAT 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CAT
LAST: $11.72 (-0.34%) • MKT CAP: $957.1M
valuation
40.0x
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
valuation
20.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MRTN VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MRTN | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.50% | 21.15% | -18.65 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 40.0x | 20.8x | +19.24 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.73% | 3.76% | +5.97 | MRTN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 17.52% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 14.51% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 18.36% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.04% | 1.06% | +0.98 | MRTN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.33 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 31.6 | 30.6 | +1.00 | MRTN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 51.2x | 19.7x | +31.48 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $957.1M | $286.26B | -$285.31B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MRTN REV | CAT REV | MRTN GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | MRTN FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | $93.5M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | $134.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $164.4M | $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
MRTN // BETA —
CAT // BETA 1.02