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How Linde plc stacks up
LIN · against 221 other Basic Materials companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
38/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #131 of 222 · scores higher than 40% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score26 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including LIN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 38?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.1% vs peer median 8.5%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.1% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.1% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LIN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LIN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 211 reported | 3.0% | 3.0% | 50% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 216 reported | 5.3% | 8.9% | 33% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 196 reported | 2.1% | 2.3% | 48% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 212 reported | 16.6% | 45.5% | 11% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LIN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 4 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 5 | 6.2B USD | 95 | 77 | |
| 128 | 5.6B USD | 39 | 64 | |
| 128 | 43.6B USD | 39 | 81 | |
| 128 | 816M USD | 39 | 48 | |
| 131 | 3.2B USD | 38 | 57 | |
| 131 | 235.8B USD | 38 | 51 | |
| 131 | 19.6B USD | 38 | 76 | |
| 134 | 24.4B USD | 37 | 28 | |
| 134 | 353M USD | 37 | 28 | |
| 134 | 1.6B USD | 37 | 29 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score