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CLW vs LIN // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CLW 1
— LIN 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: LIN
LAST: $12.98 (-1.29%) • MKT CAP: $209.5M
roic
-2.90%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
roic
13.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CLW VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CLW | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 7.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -2.90% | 13.10% | -16.00 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 18.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.19% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.70% | 26.30% | -29.00 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.20% | 20.30% | -21.50 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.40% | 3.00% | +9.40 | CLW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.21% | -1.21 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.05 | 3.93 | -1.88 | LIN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | LIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 23.6 | 56.6 | -33.00 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.01 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $209.5M | $231.94B | -$231.73B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CLW REV | LIN REV | CLW GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | CLW FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.56B | $33.99B | 7.4% | — | -$76.5M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $1.38B | $33.01B | 5.5% | — | -$55.2M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $1.14B | $32.85B | — | — | $190.7M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CLW // BETA —
LIN // BETA 1.01