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GFI vs LIN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GFI 5
— LIN 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LIN
LAST: $32.92 (-6.26%) • MKT CAP: $31.43B
valuation
21.0x
LAST: $514.24 (+2.20%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
valuation
18.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GFI VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GFI | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 13.10% | -3.20 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 21.0x | 18.5x | +2.50 | LIN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 2.19% | +0.02 | GFI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.90% | 26.30% | -12.40 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 20.30% | -9.40 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.50% | 3.00% | +2.50 | GFI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.21% | -1.21 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 3.93 | -0.19 | LIN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | GFI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.90% | -0.20 | GFI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.2 | 69.3 | -35.08 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.01 | -0.07 | LIN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 31.2x | -0.70 | GFI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $31.43B | $231.94B | -$200.51B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GFI REV | LIN REV | GFI GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | GFI FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $33.99B | — | 44.0% | — | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | — | $33.01B | — | 44.0% | — | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | — | $32.85B | — | 44.0% | — | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GFI // BETA 0.94
LIN // BETA 1.01