DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs Linde plc, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DD and LIN diverge most: on net margin, DD reads -0.4% and LIN reads 20.4%; on return on equity, DD reads -0.2% and LIN reads 17.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LIN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DD | LIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $137.00 | $478.46 |
| Market cap | $18.9B | $222.3B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +18.4% |
| P/E | — | 30.9 |
| P/B | 1.32 | 5.47 |
| P/S | 2.72 | 6.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.7 | 18.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.8% | +6.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 27.5% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 20.4% |
| Return on equity | -0.2% | 17.8% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 8.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 10.8% |
| FCF yield | -1.8% | 2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 1.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.69 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 0.88 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.51 | 3.56 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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