Linde plc vs Sherwin-Williams Company (The) — Stock Comparison
Q·Score Breakdown
7
Buy
Overall
6.4
Hold
Quality
Health
Growth
Valuation
Sentiment
LIN
High-quality business with 18% return on equity and 20% profit margins.
⚠ valuation offers limited margin of safety.
SHW
High-quality business with 61% return on equity and 11% profit margins.
⚠ high leverage at 3.3× debt-to-equity.
Analyst Consensus
BUY
Target $525.49 (+4.0%)
25 analysts
BUY
Target $377.95 (+17.2%)
21 analysts
Fundamentals
LIN
SHW
34.6×
Trailing P/E
30.9×
25.9×
Forward P/E
24.2×
20.3%
Profit Margin
10.9%
48.8%
Gross Margin
49.0%
17.8%
ROE
60.7%
5.8%
Revenue Growth
6.8%
-9.4%
Earnings Growth
7.5%
0.79
Beta
1.27
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Price / Book
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$234.1B
Market Cap
$79.5B
$388 – $516
52-Week Range
$302 – $380
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