ASPI vs LIN vs SOLS Stock Comparison

ASP Isotopes, Linde and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc.
$2.03 -21.9% 1M -80.5% 1Y
Market cap
$264.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.85M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
LIN Linde Plc
$508.16 +7.7% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$234.25B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.45B
Div. yield
1.24%
Industrial Gases Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Linde leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Linde 7, Solstice Advanced Materials 3, ASP Isotopes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASPILINSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.20M $234.25B $10.05B LIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 32.4x 47.8x LIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.4x 23.4x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +573.4% +6.6% +9.2% ASPI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -380.3% 20.4% 5.1% LIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -28.6% 10.8% 9.8% LIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.8x 1.3x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.24% 0.33% LIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.5% +14.8% +31.8% SOLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.8% 19.1% 54.7% LIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 61/100 39/100 LIN

Percentile Scorecard

ASPILINSOLS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASPILINSOLS
Valuation 9 #86 of 94 22 #74 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Growth 19 #74 of 91 67 #31 of 91 22 #71 of 91
Profitability 8 #77 of 84 95 #5 of 84 80 #18 of 84
Financial Health 69 #30 of 94 54 #44 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 68 #23 of 69 13 #60 of 69
Overall 26 61 39
  • ASPI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LIN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASPILINSOLSSPY
1 month -21.9%+7.7%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months -42.7%-0.6%+13.6% +5.9%
6 months -58.9%+0.7%-17.8% +8.5%
Year to date -62.1%+19.2%+30.2% +13.3%
1 year -80.5%+14.8%+31.8% +12.4%
3 years +99.0%+37.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.8%+11.1%— +23.5%
5 years —+59.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+9.8%— +11.0%
10 years —+332.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+15.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASPILINSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.8%19.1%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.1%19.6%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.880.051.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.820.770.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.6%-23.7%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.1%-7.0%-28.6% -0.9%
52-week high $10.76$546.64$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$389.38$41.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASPILINSOLS
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 22.0x 32.4xmedian 22.0x 47.8xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.4x 6.6xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 12.4x 19.5xmedian 12.4x 12.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 15.5x 47.1xmedian 15.5x 51.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.84 3.07median 1.84 —median 1.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASPILINSOLS
Revenue $30.85M $35.45B $4.10B
Gross profit $5.65M $17.14B $1.25B
Operating income -$99.07M $9.38B $692.00M
Net income -$117.34M $7.26B $258.00M
Free cash flow -$83.58M $4.98B $195.00M
R&D $22.04M $146.00M $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $15.59 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $219.60M $4.90B $750.00M
Total debt $59.77M $28.01B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 122.72M 464.52M 159.40M
Enterprise value -$712.41M $217.37B $7.71B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASPILINSOLS
P/E -2.1x 32.4x 47.8x
P/FCF -3.2x 47.1x 51.5x
P/Operating cash flow -3.9x 22.3x 16.6x
P/S 8.6x 6.6x 2.5x
P/B 1.0x 5.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 8.1x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -0.7x 19.5x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -0.7x 27.4x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 7.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -0.8x 51.7x 57.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.0x 24.5x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 3.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASPILINSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 573.4% 6.6% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2,420% 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 214.3% 6.4% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -200.2% 5.4% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -105.1% 9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 8.1% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -119.1% 8.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 30.3% 10.0% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -244.7% 5.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -151.6% 6.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -182.5% -1.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -123.3% -2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASPILINSOLS
Gross margin 18.3% 48.3% 30.6%
EBITDA margin -303.3% 37.2% 22.3%
Operating margin -321.1% 26.5% 16.9%
Pretax margin -443.4% 26.4% 13.9%
Net margin -380.3% 20.4% 5.1%
FCF margin -270.9% 14.0% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin -219.8% 29.6% 14.8%
Return on equity -40.9% 18.3% 18.6%
Return on assets -20.2% 8.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital -28.6% 10.8% 9.8%
Return on capital employed -19.4% 13.2% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 60.5% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASPILINSOLS
Debt / assets 10.4% 31.7% 33.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 5.6x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 54.0% 73.2%
Equity / assets 48.0% 46.0% 26.8%
Interest coverage -25.3x 37.4x 9.0x
Current ratio 3.9x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.23 3.97 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASPILINSOLS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASPILINSOLS
Forward P/E – 30.4xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $16.73FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.2% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.34MFY2026 $38.84BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +189.0% -4.2% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASPILINSOLS
Held by institutions 50.3% 85.2% 83.9%
Institutions holding 186 2,322 1,159
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +4.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 113 1,214 495
Institutions selling 53 764 443
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.59 1.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASPILINSOLS
ASPI 1.00 -0.02 0.36
LIN -0.02 1.00 0.08
SOLS 0.36 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASPI, LIN and SOLS?

Linde (LIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) $264.20M, Linde (LIN) $234.25B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $10.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASPI, LIN and SOLS?

Linde (LIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -2.1x, Linde (LIN) 32.4x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (Linde (LIN) 30.4x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASP Isotopes (ASPI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) +573.4%, Linde (LIN) +6.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Linde (LIN) has the highest net margin (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -380.3%, Linde (LIN) 20.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Linde (LIN) leads (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -28.6%, Linde (LIN) 10.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) returned the most: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -80.5%, Linde (LIN) +14.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +31.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Linde (LIN) has the highest dividend yield: Linde (LIN) 1.24%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.33%. ASP Isotopes (ASPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Linde (LIN) has been the steadiest (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 98.8%, Linde (LIN) 19.1%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASPI, LIN and SOLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Linde (LIN) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.