Head to head
Linde vs Sherwin-Williams
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LIN · SHW
LIN
Linde
498.43+1.06%
1-year price shape — +14% over the period
Quant Rating C · 52/100
vs
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
335.20-0.51%
1-year price shape — +2% over the period
Quant Rating C · 40/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Linde edges it on the scoreable measures. Linde has the highest Quant Rating (52); Linde has done best over the past year (+14%); Linde pays the highest dividend yield.
| LIN | SHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Specialty Chemicals |
| Last price | 498.43 | 335.20 |
| Change today | +1.06% | -0.51% |
| 1-year return | +13.7% | +2.1% |
| Market cap | $229.77B | $81.37B |
| 52-week range | 384.00 – 546.40 | 289.19 – 375.09 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 32.16 | 30.92 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 8th | 10th |
| P/B | 5.88 | 21.11 |
| Dividend yield | 1.24% | 0.95% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 14.61 | 10.26 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $6.73B | $2.49B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $35.45B | $24.41B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.3% | +7.5% |
| Gross margin | 48.3% | 49.0% |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 16.3% |
| Net margin | 20.4% | 11.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $4.98B | $3.21B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 87.9% | 91.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 33 buy / 13 sell | 30 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 87% buy / 13% hold (15) | 59% buy / 41% hold (17) |
| Analyst price target | $557 (+12%) | $387 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (52) | C (40) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 65,177 | 64,249 |
| Founded | 2017 | 1866 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.