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VMI vs CAT // RSI-14 & 200D SMA MOMENTUM
Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VMI 4
— CAT 9
▲ RSI-14 & 200D SMA MOMENTUM LEADER: VMI
LAST: $426.68 (+1.09%) • MKT CAP: $8.08B
rsi-technicals
33.9
LAST: $613.62 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
rsi-technicals
30.6
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VMI VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VMI | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.20% | 82.20% | -52.00 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.70% | 21.15% | -6.45 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.5x | 20.8x | -4.26 | VMI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.76% | 3.76% | 0.00 | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.10% | 17.52% | -7.42 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.50% | 14.51% | -6.01 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% | 18.36% | -17.66 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.63% | 1.06% | -0.43 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.17 | 4.33 | +1.84 | VMI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | VMI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum ACTIVE | 33.9 | 30.6 | +3.30 | VMI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.02 | -0.12 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.9x | 19.7x | +2.18 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.08B | $286.26B | -$278.18B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VMI REV | CAT REV | VMI GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | VMI FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.10B | $67.59B | 30.2% | 99.9% | $311.4M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $4.08B | $64.81B | 30.5% | 100.0% | $493.2M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $4.17B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $118.9M | $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
VMI // BETA 0.90
CAT // BETA 1.02