stockrowCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) vs Federal Signal Corporation (FSS)
- Caterpillar Inc. CAT 555.00 −6.14%
- Federal Signal Corporation FSS 112.23 −4.83%
Caterpillar Inc. and Federal Signal Corporation are both Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies. Caterpillar Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $254.5B against $6.8B — 37.2× the size. Caterpillar Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.7× against 23.0×. Federal Signal Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.0% against 20.3%. Caterpillar Inc. has the higher net margin (15.2% vs 11.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.2% vs 13.4%). Both pay a dividend; Caterpillar Inc. yields more (1.13% vs 0.53%). Across the 23 metrics below, Federal Signal Corporation leads on 14 and Caterpillar Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | CAT | FSS | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 34.78% | 29.10% | 22.91% |
| Operating margin | 20.18% | 16.20% | 4.47% |
| Net margin | 15.21% | 11.65% | 1.41% |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.57% | 14.33% | 2.26% |
| Return on equity | 56.15% | 20.47% | 3.99% |
| Return on assets | 11.80% | 13.52% | 1.31% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.16% | 13.40% | 4.09% |
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