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VNT vs CAT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Vontier Corporation (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VNT 6
— CAT 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $36.83 (+3.40%) • MKT CAP: $4.82B
gross-margins
—
LAST: $613.62 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
gross-margins
82.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VNT VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VNT | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 82.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.90% | 21.15% | -2.25 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.6x | 20.8x | -11.16 | VNT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.09% | 3.76% | +5.33 | VNT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.30% | 17.52% | +0.78 | VNT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.20% | 14.51% | -1.31 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.20% | 18.36% | -15.16 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.30% | 1.06% | -0.76 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.74 | 4.33 | -1.59 | CAT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | VNT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 69.1 | 26.1 | +42.97 | VNT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.02 | -0.08 | CAT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.1x | 19.7x | -8.62 | VNT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.82B | $286.26B | -$281.45B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VNT REV | CAT REV | VNT GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | VNT FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.08B | $67.59B | — | 99.9% | $441.1M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $2.98B | $64.81B | — | 100.0% | $344.8M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $3.10B | $67.06B | — | 99.8% | $315.7M | $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
VNT // BETA 0.94
CAT // BETA 1.02