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WS vs LIN // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Worthington Steel Inc. (NYSE) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WS 3
— LIN 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $42.09 (-0.61%) • MKT CAP: $2.16B
gross-margins
11.70%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WS VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WS | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 11.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -0.10% | 13.10% | -13.20 | LIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 18.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.71% | 2.19% | +1.52 | WS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.00% | 26.30% | -26.30 | LIN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.40% | 20.30% | -20.70 | LIN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.30% | 3.00% | +8.30 | WS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.51% | 1.21% | +0.30 | WS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.60 | 3.93 | -0.33 | LIN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | LIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.6 | 56.6 | 0.00 | TIE | /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 | $2.16B | $231.94B | -$229.79B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WS REV | LIN REV | WS GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | WS FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.44B | $33.99B | 11.7% | — | $80.0M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $3.09B | $33.01B | 12.6% | — | $99.9M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $3.43B | $32.85B | — | — | $199.5M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WS // BETA —
LIN // BETA 1.01