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TREX vs LIN // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Trex Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TREX 6
— LIN 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: LIN
LAST: $51.14 (+0.57%) • MKT CAP: $5.18B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $514.24 (+2.20%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
dividend-safety
1.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TREX VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TREX | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.20% | 41.00% | -1.80 | LIN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.90% | 13.10% | +3.80 | TREX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.9x | 18.5x | -6.60 | TREX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.60% | 2.19% | +0.41 | TREX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% | 26.30% | -4.30 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.20% | 20.30% | -4.10 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.00% | 3.00% | -1.00 | LIN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 1.21% | -1.21 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.58 | 3.93 | +6.65 | TREX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 6.90% | -0.40 | TREX | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.9 | 69.3 | -0.38 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 1.01 | -0.14 | LIN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.3x | 31.2x | -5.90 | TREX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.18B | $231.94B | -$226.76B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TREX REV | LIN REV | TREX GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | TREX FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.17B | $33.99B | 39.2% | 44.0% | $134.5M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $1.15B | $33.01B | 43.6% | 44.0% | -$88.4M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $1.09B | $32.85B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $340.2M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TREX // BETA 0.87
LIN // BETA 1.01