LIN vs NEM vs APD Stock Comparison

Linde, Newmont and Air Products & Chemicals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LIN Linde Plc
$508.83 +8.3% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$234.80B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.45B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Gases Basic Materials
3 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$108.86 -11.9% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$115.72B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 8, Linde 3, Air Products & Chemicals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINNEMAPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $234.80B $115.72B $68.08B LIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 12.5x -1,439x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 11.5x 21.9x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +23.7% +4.5% NEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 34.7% -0.4% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 8.6% 0.0% LIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 17.4x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% APD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +22.4% +20.5% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +13.6%/yr +1.1%/yr NEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 48.7% 26.3% LIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 38/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

LINNEMAPD

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

AxisLINNEMAPD
Valuation 20 #75 of 94 72 #46 of 162 18 #77 of 94
Growth 66 #32 of 92 83 #26 of 147 43 #53 of 92
Profitability 94 #6 of 89 84 #20 of 122 50 #45 of 89
Financial Health 52 #47 of 97 54 #77 of 166 20 #78 of 97
Shareholder Returns 64 #26 of 70 65 #38 of 107 59 #29 of 70
Overall 59 72 38
  • LIN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINNEMAPDSPY
1 month +8.3%-11.9%+6.9% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%+16.8%+3.0% +2.9%
6 months -0.3%-9.8%+1.8% +6.4%
Year to date +19.3%+9.0%+24.3% +11.4%
1 year +13.1%+22.4%+20.5% +13.1%
3 years +38.5%+183.1%+10.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+41.5%+3.5% +21.5%
5 years +62.0%+89.0%+5.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.1%+13.6%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years +324.4%+199.5%+128.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.6%+11.6%+8.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLINNEMAPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%48.7%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%52.5%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.051.700.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.460.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.7%-65.0%-33.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-19.4%-2.3% -2.5%
52-week high $546.64$135.14$314.19 $779.14
52-week low $389.38$78.63$230.76 $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.

MultipleLINNEMAPD
P/E now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 21.5x 12.4xmedian 12.7x -1,446xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 3.1x 5.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 12.4x 13.5xmedian 6.9x 89.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 15.5x 11.2xmedian 15.1x -226.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.07median 1.70 0.10median 0.27 54.70median 1.70

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 monthsLINNEMAPD
Revenue $35.45B $26.61B $12.60B
Gross profit $17.14B $18.41B $4.04B
Operating income $9.38B $5.60B -$593.10M
Net income $7.26B $9.44B -$19.70M
Free cash flow $4.98B $10.07B -$301.40M
R&D $146.00M $193.00M $90.80M
EPS (diluted) $15.59 $8.79 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $8.83B $980.50M
Total debt $28.01B $5.09B $17.48B
Shares (diluted) 464.52M 1.05B 222.80M
Enterprise value $216.38B $80.86B $63.27B

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
MetricLINNEMAPD
P/E 32.5x 12.4x -1,446x
P/FCF 47.1x 11.2x -226.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 8.6x 15.0x
P/S 6.6x 4.3x 5.4x
P/B 5.8x 3.2x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.2x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.5x 13.5x 89.3x
EV/EBIT 27.5x 19.5x -143.1x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 4.1x 6.7x
EV/FCF 51.8x 10.9x -281.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 8.4x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.07 0.10 54.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINNEMAPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 23.7% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 34.0% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 41.0% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 55.7% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 298.7% -138.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 42.0% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.1% 30.4% -101.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 136.8% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 34.6% -103.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 119.7% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 42.0% 54.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 60.7% 13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 64.6% 93.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 136.1% 27.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINNEMAPD
Gross margin 48.3% 69.2% 32.1%
EBITDA margin 37.2% 30.6% 7.5%
Operating margin 26.5% 21.0% -4.7%
Pretax margin 26.4% 52.8% -0.7%
Net margin 20.4% 34.7% -0.4%
FCF margin 14.0% 37.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% 49.2% 36.3%
Return on equity 18.3% 26.5% 0.0%
Return on assets 8.4% 16.3% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 8.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 10.7% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x -232.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINNEMAPD
Debt / assets 31.7% 8.7% 43.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 17.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.5x -58.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.0% 38.4% 59.0%
Equity / assets 46.0% 61.6% 41.0%
Interest coverage 37.4x – -2.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.97 4.14 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINNEMAPD
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 6.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.7% 11.7% -8,114%
Payout ratio (FCF) 57.8% 10.9% -530.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.3% -1.2% 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -7.4% 2.9%

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.

ConsensusLINNEMAPD
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.76FY2026 $9.48FY2026 $14.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +13.9% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.84BFY2026 $24.93BFY2026 $12.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +21.3% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINNEMAPD
Held by institutions 85.2% 77.2% 91.2%
Institutions holding 2,321 1,786 1,772
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.5% +2.0%
Institutions buying 1,213 841 745
Institutions selling 764 719 722
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.17 1.03

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.

LINNEMAPD
LIN 1.00 0.13 0.52
NEM 0.13 1.00 0.03
APD 0.52 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LIN, NEM and APD?

Linde (LIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Linde (LIN) $234.80B, Newmont (NEM) $115.72B, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $68.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, LIN, NEM and APD?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Linde (LIN) 32.4x, Newmont (NEM) 12.5x, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -1,439x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Linde (LIN) 30.4x, Newmont (NEM) 11.5x, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newmont (NEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Linde (LIN) +6.6%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Linde (LIN) 20.4%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%). On return on invested capital, Linde (LIN) leads (Linde (LIN) 10.8%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Linde (LIN) +13.1%, Newmont (NEM) +22.4%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +20.5%. Over five years, Newmont (NEM) compounded fastest (Linde (LIN) +10.1%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +13.6%/yr, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has the highest dividend yield: Linde (LIN) 0.01%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Linde (LIN) has been the steadiest (Linde (LIN) 19.2%, Newmont (NEM) 48.7%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LIN, NEM and APD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmont (NEM) leads on 8. 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.