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Linde PLC (LIN) vs The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)

Linde PLC and The Sherwin-Williams Company are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Linde PLC is the larger, with a market value of $214.9B against $78.1B — 2.8× the size. The Sherwin-Williams Company trades at the lower P/E: 30.0× against 30.2×. Linde PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.63% against 5.76%. Linde PLC has the higher net margin (20.4% vs 11.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.20% vs 16.0%). Both pay a dividend; Linde PLC yields more (1.33% vs 0.90%). Across the 23 metrics below, Linde PLC leads on 12 and The Sherwin-Williams Company on 11.

Valuation

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 30.20 30.03 24.83
P/S 6.13 3.29 1.46
P/B 5.35 20.82 1.76
Price to free cash flow 43.69 24.85 19.84
EV/EBITDA 18.21 18.98 13.18
EV/Sales 6.78 3.77 1.84
Earnings yield 3.31% 3.33% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 2.29% 4.02% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 48.35% 48.98% 29.23%
Operating margin 26.45% 16.43% 3.63%
Net margin 20.43% 11.01% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 14.03% 13.23% 3.78%
Return on equity 17.98% 65.12% 3.62%
Return on assets 8.31% 10.28% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 9.20% 16.03% 2.75%

Growth

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.63% 5.76% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 7.27% (2.75%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.52% 5.12% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 22.50% 4.81% 0.00%

Health

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.69 3.13 0.54
Current ratio 0.88 0.73 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 1.73 2.31 2.03

Dividend

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.33% 0.90% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.43 0.27 0.25

Size

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 214.90b 78.05b 2.43b

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