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LECO vs NDSN // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LECO 8
— NDSN 6
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: NDSN
LAST: $276.92 (-2.62%) • MKT CAP: $15.40B
macro-sensitivity
0.89
LAST: $322.67 (-1.95%) • MKT CAP: $18.33B
macro-sensitivity
0.91
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LECO VS. NDSN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LECO | NDSN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.20% | 55.20% | -19.00 | NDSN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.50% | 11.40% | +13.10 | LECO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.5x | 26.5x | -8.00 | LECO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.06% | 3.61% | -0.55 | NDSN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 17.00% | 25.50% | -8.50 | NDSN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 17.40% | -5.10 | NDSN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.60% | 3.80% | +1.80 | LECO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.09% | 0.98% | +0.11 | LECO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.61 | 5.97 | +1.64 | LECO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | LECO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.5 | 54.7 | +7.80 | LECO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 0.89 | 0.91 | -0.02 | NDSN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.5x | 35.2x | -7.70 | LECO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.40B | $18.33B | -$2.93B | NDSN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LECO REV | NDSN REV | LECO GROSS % | NDSN GROSS % | LECO FCF | NDSN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.23B | $2.79B | 36.2% | 55.2% | $470.7M | $661.1M |
| FY 2024 | $4.01B | $2.69B | 36.7% | 55.2% | $418.6M | $491.8M |
| FY 2023 | $4.19B | $2.63B | — | — | $478.9M | $523.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LECO // BETA 0.89
NDSN // BETA 0.91