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ROCK vs LIN // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Gibraltar Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ROCK 3
— LIN 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: LIN
LAST: $40.33 (+5.22%) • MKT CAP: $1.20B
roic
11.60%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
roic
13.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ROCK VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ROCK | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 11.60% | 13.10% | -1.50 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.7x | 18.5x | -11.80 | ROCK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.07% | 2.19% | +7.88 | ROCK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.80% | 26.30% | -15.50 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -3.90% | 20.30% | -24.20 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.00% | 3.00% | +8.00 | ROCK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.21% | -1.21 | LIN | /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 | 52.6 | 56.6 | -4.00 | 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 | $1.20B | $231.94B | -$230.75B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ROCK REV | LIN REV | ROCK GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | ROCK FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.14B | $33.99B | 26.9% | — | $120.6M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $1.02B | $33.01B | 29.5% | — | $156.9M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $1.05B | $32.85B | — | — | $218.5M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ROCK // BETA —
LIN // BETA 1.01