LIN vs PWR vs CRH Stock Comparison

Linde, Quanta Services and Crh Public Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LIN Linde Plc
$519.72 +8.4% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$241.70B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Gases Basic Materials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$621.10 -8.2% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$85.40B
P/E
50.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$96.61 +17.9% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.97B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Linde 4, Crh Public 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINPWRCRHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $241.70B $85.40B $64.97B LIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x 50.8x 18.1x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 41.4x 16.3x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +37.1% +5.6% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.3% 4.5% 9.2% LIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 11.7% 8.8% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.3x 1.9x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% LIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% +38.3% -18.9% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +39.7%/yr +14.3%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 45.3% 33.6% LIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 55/100 PWR

Percentile Scorecard

LINPWRCRH

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

AxisLINPWRCRH
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 29 #37 of 52 56 #5 of 10
Growth 58 #39 of 92 86 #6 of 37 –
Profitability 94 #6 of 89 78 #9 of 37 29 #6 of 8
Financial Health 51 #48 of 97 55 #26 of 57 50 #5 of 9
Shareholder Returns 61 #29 of 72 44 #16 of 28 86 #2 of 8
Overall 57 59 55
  • LIN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINPWRCRHSPY
1 month +8.4%-8.2%+17.9% -2.3%
3 months +8.2%-8.7%-2.0% -0.7%
6 months +5.3%-18.0%-12.8% +4.8%
Year to date +21.9%+47.2%-22.6% +10.3%
1 year +24.2%+38.3%-18.9% +10.3%
3 years +32.4%+267.1%+69.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +9.8%+54.3%+19.3% +20.1%
5 years +58.3%+431.7%+95.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%+39.7%+14.3% +10.1%
10 years +351.9%+2,080.1%+200.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.3%+36.1%+11.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLINPWRCRHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%45.3%33.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.0%42.8%33.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.031.731.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.280.85-0.56 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.7%-33.9%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-20.9%-26.5% -3.5%
52-week high $546.64$785.24$131.38 $779.14
52-week low $389.38$413.17$79.20 $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.

MultipleLINPWRCRH
P/E now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 20.8x 55.5xmedian 27.3x 18.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 0.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 12.6x 26.9xmedian 13.1x 10.4xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 15.5x 30.6xmedian 22.4x 25.3xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.7x 8.8xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.54median 1.78 1.68median 0.63 —median 3.48

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 monthsLINPWRCRH
Revenue $36.24B $37.29B $38.96B
Gross profit $17.35B $5.88B $14.12B
Operating income $9.16B $2.55B $5.34B
Net income $7.03B $1.71B $3.61B
Free cash flow $5.08B $3.05B $2.54B
R&D $147.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $15.15 $11.04 $5.35
Cash & equivalents $3.95B $2.32B $5.11B
Total debt $26.70B $6.99B $19.62B
Shares (diluted) 462.51M 152.44M 668.80M
Enterprise value $223.84B $81.77B $49.50B

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
MetricLINPWRCRH
P/E 34.2x 55.5x 18.0x
P/FCF 47.0x 30.6x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 22.9x 12.4x
P/S 6.6x 2.5x 1.7x
P/B 5.8x 8.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 12.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 26.9x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 28.5x 38.5x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 2.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 51.4x 32.1x 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.1x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.54 1.68 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINPWRCRH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 37.1% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 24.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.1% 42.6% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 27.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% 61.2% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 33.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 65.6% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.7% 64.2% 5.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 33.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% 124.2% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 52.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 143.8% -2.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINPWRCRH
Gross margin 47.9% 15.8% 36.2%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 9.8% 19.5%
Operating margin 25.3% 6.8% 13.7%
Pretax margin 25.2% 6.0% 12.7%
Net margin 19.3% 4.5% 9.2%
FCF margin 14.0% 8.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% 10.9% 13.3%
Return on equity 17.5% 16.8% 13.9%
Return on assets 8.1% 5.6% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 11.7% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 14.9% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINPWRCRH
Debt / assets 30.3% 21.3% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.3x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 67.6% 57.6%
Equity / assets 46.5% 32.4% 42.4%
Interest coverage 35.5x 8.3x 6.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.08 4.35 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINPWRCRH
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.1% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.5% 3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 57.3% 2.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.1% 12.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 12.7% –

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.

ConsensusLINPWRCRH
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 41.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.73FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $5.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +27.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.84BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +9.6% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINPWRCRH
Held by institutions 85.2% 88.9% 84.4%
Institutions holding 2,324 1,922 1,031
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +13.5% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,214 973 556
Institutions selling 766 705 355
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.38 1.57

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.

LINPWRCRH
LIN 1.00 -0.09 0.15
PWR -0.09 1.00 0.20
CRH 0.15 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LIN, PWR and CRH?

Linde (LIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Linde (LIN) $241.70B, Quanta Services (PWR) $85.40B, Crh Public (CRH) $64.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, LIN, PWR and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Linde (LIN) 34.5x, Quanta Services (PWR) 50.8x, Crh Public (CRH) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Linde (LIN) 30.6x, Quanta Services (PWR) 41.4x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Linde (LIN) +8.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Linde (LIN) has the highest net margin (Linde (LIN) 19.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Linde (LIN) 10.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Linde (LIN) +24.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.3%, Crh Public (CRH) -18.9%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Linde (LIN) +9.6%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.7%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Linde (LIN) has the highest dividend yield: Linde (LIN) 0.01%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Linde (LIN) has been the steadiest (Linde (LIN) 18.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.3%, Crh Public (CRH) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LIN, PWR and CRH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quanta Services (PWR) 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.