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USAR vs LIN // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: USAR 4
— LIN 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: LIN
LAST: $9.62 (-8.56%) • MKT CAP: $3.95B
fcf-yield
-1.24%
LAST: $514.24 (+2.20%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
fcf-yield
2.19%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (USAR VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | USAR | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 11.90% | 41.00% | -29.10 | LIN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -14.90% | 13.10% | -28.00 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 18.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -1.24% | 2.19% | -3.43 | LIN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 26.30% | -86.30 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 20.30% | -80.30 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.60% | 3.00% | +3.60 | USAR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.21% | -1.21 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 11.88 | 3.93 | +7.95 | USAR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | LIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 6.90% | -0.30 | USAR | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.3 | 69.3 | -35.97 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 1.01 | -0.10 | LIN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.0x | 31.2x | -2.20 | USAR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.95B | $231.94B | -$228.00B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | USAR REV | LIN REV | USAR GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | USAR FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.6M | $33.99B | 11.9% | 44.0% | -$49.1M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $33.01B | — | 44.0% | -$13.0M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | — | $32.85B | — | 44.0% | — | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
USAR // BETA 0.91
LIN // BETA 1.01