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WOR vs LIN // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Worthington Enterprises Inc. (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WOR 4
— LIN 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: WOR
LAST: $64.23 (+1.02%) • MKT CAP: $3.16B
fcf-yield
5.38%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
fcf-yield
2.19%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WOR VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WOR | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 13.10% | -7.60 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.6x | 18.5x | +8.10 | LIN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 5.38% | 2.19% | +3.19 | WOR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.50% | 26.30% | -20.80 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.30% | 20.30% | -9.00 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 19.70% | 3.00% | +16.70 | WOR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.17% | 1.21% | -0.04 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.64 | 3.93 | -0.29 | LIN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | WOR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.4 | 56.6 | -5.17 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.01 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.1x | 31.2x | -14.10 | WOR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.16B | $231.94B | -$228.78B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WOR REV | LIN REV | WOR GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | WOR FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.38B | $33.99B | 27.4% | — | $170.2M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $1.15B | $33.01B | 27.7% | — | $159.2M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $1.25B | $32.85B | — | — | $290.0M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WOR // BETA —
LIN // BETA 1.01