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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 $239.3B against $84.3B — 2.8× the size. The Sherwin-Williams Company trades at the lower P/E: 31.8× against 34.2×. Linde PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.16% against 7.03%. Linde PLC has the higher net margin (19.3% vs 10.7%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.98% vs 16.3%). Both pay a dividend; Linde PLC yields more (1.21% vs 0.91%). Across the 23 metrics below, The Sherwin-Williams Company leads on 12 and Linde PLC on 11.

Valuation

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 34.16 31.84 24.46
P/S 6.61 3.38 1.64
P/B 5.85 21.18 1.88
Price to free cash flow 47.17 27.22 19.15
EV/EBITDA 20.20 19.54 12.87
EV/Sales 7.24 3.84 1.88
Earnings yield 2.93% 3.14% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 2.12% 3.67% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 47.86% 48.60% 27.84%
Operating margin 25.28% 16.20% 5.64%
Net margin 19.34% 10.74% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 14.02% 12.42% 3.49%
Return on equity 17.29% 63.70% 2.34%
Return on assets 8.05% 10.07% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 8.98% 16.26% 3.21%

Growth

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.16% 7.03% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 7.27% (2.75%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.52% 5.12% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 22.50% 4.81% 0.00%

Health

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.65 2.97 0.59
Current ratio 0.86 0.71 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 1.73 2.31 2.03

Dividend

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.21% 0.91% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.42 0.29 0.40

Size

Metric LIN SHW Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 239.29b 84.32b 2.08b

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