LIN vs NEM vs NUE Stock Comparison

Linde, Newmont and Nucor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LIN Linde Plc
$508.83 +8.3% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$235.76B
P/E
32.5x
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
$115.15B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
NUE Nucor Corp
$258.10 +4.4% 1M +86.4% 1Y
Market cap
$59.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 6, Linde 3, Nucor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINNEMNUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $235.76B $115.15B $59.32B LIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 12.5x 20.6x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 11.5x 12.9x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +23.7% +17.2% NEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 34.7% 8.0% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 8.6% 11.0% NUE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 0.8x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% LIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +22.4% +86.4% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +13.6%/yr +20.3%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 48.7% 31.8% LIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 55/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

LINNEMNUE

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

AxisLINNEMNUE
Valuation 20 #75 of 94 72 #46 of 162 74 #43 of 162
Growth 66 #32 of 92 83 #26 of 147 51 #73 of 147
Profitability 94 #6 of 89 84 #20 of 122 65 #43 of 122
Financial Health 52 #47 of 97 54 #77 of 166 40 #100 of 166
Shareholder Returns 64 #26 of 70 65 #38 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 59 72 55
  • LIN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINNEMNUESPY
1 month +8.3%-11.9%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%+16.8%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months -0.3%-9.8%+20.4% +6.4%
Year to date +19.3%+9.0%+58.2% +11.4%
1 year +13.1%+22.4%+86.4% +13.1%
3 years +38.5%+183.1%+75.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+41.5%+20.6% +21.5%
5 years +62.0%+89.0%+152.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.1%+13.6%+20.3% +10.9%
10 years +324.4%+199.5%+439.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.6%+11.6%+18.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLINNEMNUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%48.7%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%52.5%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.051.700.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.462.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.7%-65.0%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-19.4%-6.0% -2.5%
52-week high $546.64$135.14$274.65 $779.14
52-week low $389.38$78.63$138.45 $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.

MultipleLINNEMNUE
P/E now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 21.5x 12.4xmedian 12.7x 20.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 12.4x 13.5xmedian 6.9x 11.1xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 15.5x 11.2xmedian 15.1x 37.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.07median 1.70 0.10median 0.27 -1.19median 0.27

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 monthsLINNEMNUE
Revenue $35.45B $26.61B $36.10B
Gross profit $17.14B $18.41B $5.59B
Operating income $9.38B $5.60B $4.17B
Net income $7.26B $9.44B $3.26B
Free cash flow $4.98B $10.07B $1.58B
R&D $146.00M $193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $15.59 $8.79 $12.62
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $8.83B $2.48B
Total debt $28.01B $5.09B $28.20B
Shares (diluted) 464.52M 1.05B 228.50M
Enterprise value $217.34B $80.29B $48.70B

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
MetricLINNEMNUE
P/E 32.5x 12.4x 20.4x
P/FCF 47.1x 11.2x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 8.6x 13.2x
P/S 6.6x 4.3x 1.6x
P/B 5.8x 3.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.5x 13.5x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 27.5x 19.5x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 4.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 51.8x 10.9x 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 8.4x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.07 0.10 -1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINNEMNUE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 23.7% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 34.0% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 41.0% 73.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 55.7% -16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 298.7% 94.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 42.0% -18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.1% 30.4% 106.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 136.8% -18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 34.6% 124.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 119.7% -17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 42.0% 41.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 60.7% -19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 64.6% 511.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 136.1% -37.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINNEMNUE
Gross margin 48.3% 69.2% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 37.2% 30.6% 15.7%
Operating margin 26.5% 21.0% 11.5%
Pretax margin 26.4% 52.8% 11.4%
Net margin 20.4% 34.7% 8.0%
FCF margin 14.0% 37.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% 49.2% 12.3%
Return on equity 18.3% 26.5% 14.2%
Return on assets 8.4% 16.3% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 8.6% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 10.7% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINNEMNUE
Debt / assets 31.7% 8.7% 19.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.0% 38.4% 37.0%
Equity / assets 46.0% 61.6% 63.0%
Interest coverage 37.4x – 28.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.97 4.14 5.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINNEMNUE
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 5.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 6.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.7% 11.7% 15.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 57.8% 10.9% 32.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.3% -1.2% -0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -7.4% -0.6%

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.

ConsensusLINNEMNUE
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.76FY2026 $9.48FY2026 $20.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +159.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +13.9% +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.84BFY2026 $24.93BFY2026 $39.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +21.3% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINNEMNUE
Held by institutions 85.2% 77.2% 79.2%
Institutions holding 2,321 1,786 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.5% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,213 841 751
Institutions selling 764 719 516
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.17 1.46

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.

LINNEMNUE
LIN 1.00 0.13 0.11
NEM 0.13 1.00 0.20
NUE 0.11 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LIN, NEM and NUE?

Linde (LIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Linde (LIN) $235.76B, Newmont (NEM) $115.15B, Nucor (NUE) $59.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, LIN, NEM and NUE?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Linde (LIN) 32.5x, Newmont (NEM) 12.5x, Nucor (NUE) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Linde (LIN) 30.4x, Newmont (NEM) 11.5x, Nucor (NUE) 12.9x). 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%, Nucor (NUE) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Linde (LIN) 20.4%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Nucor (NUE) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Nucor (NUE) leads (Linde (LIN) 10.8%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Nucor (NUE) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: Linde (LIN) +13.1%, Newmont (NEM) +22.4%, Nucor (NUE) +86.4%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (Linde (LIN) +10.1%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +13.6%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Linde (LIN) has the highest dividend yield: Linde (LIN) 0.01%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Nucor (NUE) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Linde (LIN) has been the steadiest (Linde (LIN) 19.2%, Newmont (NEM) 48.7%, Nucor (NUE) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.