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AVNT vs LIN // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Avient Corporation (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AVNT 3
— LIN 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: AVNT
LAST: $42.88 (+1.64%) • MKT CAP: $3.93B
dividend-safety
2.51%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
dividend-safety
1.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AVNT VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AVNT | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.70% | 13.10% | -9.40 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.9x | 18.5x | +1.40 | LIN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.96% | 2.19% | +2.77 | AVNT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.20% | 26.30% | -20.10 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.50% | 20.30% | -17.80 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 3.00% | -2.40 | LIN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 2.51% | 1.21% | +1.30 | AVNT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.93 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.7 | 56.6 | +7.10 | AVNT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.01 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 44.6x | 31.2x | +13.40 | LIN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.93B | $231.94B | -$228.01B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AVNT REV | LIN REV | AVNT GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | AVNT FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.26B | $33.99B | 31.2% | — | $195.0M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $3.24B | $33.01B | 32.6% | — | $134.9M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $3.14B | $32.85B | — | — | $201.6M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AVNT // BETA —
LIN // BETA 1.01