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STLD vs LIN // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STLD 5
— LIN 10
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: LIN
LAST: $250.80 (-1.08%) • MKT CAP: $36.06B
dividend-safety
0.81%
LAST: $514.24 (+2.20%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
dividend-safety
1.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STLD VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STLD | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 13.20% | 41.00% | -27.80 | LIN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.40% | 13.10% | -3.70 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.3x | 18.5x | -1.20 | STLD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.39% | 2.19% | -0.80 | LIN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.10% | 26.30% | -18.20 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 20.30% | -13.80 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.60% | 3.00% | +0.60 | STLD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.81% | 1.21% | -0.40 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.95 | 3.93 | +2.02 | STLD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | LIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 6.90% | -0.40 | STLD | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.2 | 69.3 | -10.08 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 1.01 | -0.14 | LIN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.3x | 31.2x | -2.90 | STLD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $36.06B | $231.94B | -$195.89B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STLD REV | LIN REV | STLD GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | STLD FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $18.18B | $33.99B | 13.2% | 44.0% | $501.5M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $17.54B | $33.01B | 16.0% | 44.0% | -$23.5M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $18.80B | $32.85B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $2.67B | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
STLD // BETA 0.87
LIN // BETA 1.01