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TRMB vs CAT // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TRMB 3
— CAT 11
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CAT
LAST: $65.84 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $15.14B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $613.62 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
dividend-safety
1.06%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TRMB VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TRMB | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 69.10% | 82.20% | -13.10 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.70% | 21.15% | -14.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.7x | 20.8x | +5.94 | CAT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.37% | 3.76% | -1.39 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.50% | 17.52% | -1.02 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.80% | 14.51% | -2.71 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.60% | 18.36% | -20.96 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 1.06% | -1.06 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.75 | 4.33 | -0.58 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | TRMB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.6 | 30.6 | +35.00 | TRMB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | 1.02 | +0.05 | TRMB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.4x | 19.7x | +13.68 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.14B | $286.26B | -$271.12B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TRMB REV | CAT REV | TRMB GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | TRMB FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.59B | $67.59B | 69.1% | 99.9% | $360.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.68B | $64.81B | 65.1% | 100.0% | $497.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.80B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $426.2M | $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
TRMB // BETA 1.07
CAT // BETA 1.02