Question 1

Which is bigger, LIN or LYB?

Accepted Answer

Linde plc Ordinary Share is the larger company — market cap $223B vs $19.4B for LyondellBasell Industries N.V..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LIN or LYB?

Accepted Answer

LIN keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 20.4% vs -1.1% for LYB.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LIN or LYB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, LYB trades at a lower P/E — 7.9 vs 30.8 for LIN. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, LIN or LYB?

Accepted Answer

LYB yields 6.88% vs 1.29% for LIN.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LIN or LYB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LIN leads 8 of 12 comparable metrics and LYB leads 4. StockCV rates LIN “Solid” and LYB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LIN	LYB
Price	$484.21	$60.03
Market cap	$223B	$19.4B
Revenue (TTM)	$35.4B	$31.2B
Revenue growth	+0.6%	-15.8%
Net margin	20.4%	-1.1%
Free cash flow	$4.97B	$1.58B
Net cash (debt)	($20.1B)	($8.91B)
1-year price return	+5.7%	+25.9%
P/E	30.8	7.9
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	90%	57%
Dividend yield	1.29%	6.88%
Return on equity	19%	-3%
Altman Z-score	3.50	1.61
CV checks passed	11 of 11	6 of 11
Employees	64,649	18,970

Linde plc Ordinary Share vs LyondellBasell Industries N.V.