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LIN vs RIO // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA

Linde plc (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LIN 10 — RIO 3

▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: RIO

LAST: $514.24 (+2.20%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B

macro-sensitivity

1.01

LAST: $81.89 (-1.63%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B

macro-sensitivity

1.02

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LIN VS. RIO) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	LIN	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	41.00%	41.00%	0.00	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	13.10%	9.90%	+3.20	LIN	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	18.5x	21.0x	-2.50	LIN	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.19%	2.21%	-0.02	RIO	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	26.30%	13.90%	+12.40	LIN	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	20.30%	10.90%	+9.40	LIN	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	3.00%	1.10%	+1.90	LIN	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	1.21%	0.00%	+1.21	LIN	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	3.93	3.74	+0.19	LIN	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	7/9	7/9	0.00	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.90%	7.00%	-0.10	LIN	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	69.3	25.2	+44.10	LIN	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE	1.01	1.02	-0.01	RIO	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	31.2x	30.5x	+0.70	RIO	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$231.94B	$104.57B	$127.38B	LIN	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	LIN REV	RIO REV	LIN GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	LIN FCF	RIO 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

LIN // BETA 1.01

RIO // BETA 1.02