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CMC vs LIN // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Commercial Metals Company (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CMC 2
— LIN 11
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: LIN
LAST: $65.70 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $7.23B
balance-sheet
2.40
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
balance-sheet
3.93
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CMC VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CMC | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.50% | 13.10% | -11.60 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.4x | 18.5x | -0.10 | CMC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.32% | 2.19% | +2.13 | CMC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.10% | 26.30% | -21.20 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.20% | 20.30% | -16.10 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.00% | 3.00% | -3.00 | LIN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.13% | 1.21% | -0.08 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 2.40 | 3.93 | -1.53 | LIN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | LIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.6 | 56.6 | -2.00 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 1.01 | -0.06 | LIN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 79.3x | 31.2x | +48.10 | LIN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.23B | $231.94B | -$224.72B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CMC REV | LIN REV | CMC GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | CMC FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $33.99B | — | — | $312.2M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $33.01B | — | — | $575.4M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $32.85B | — | — | $1.34B | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CMC // BETA 0.95
LIN // BETA 1.01