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LECO vs ZBRA // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LECO 9
— ZBRA 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: ZBRA
LAST: $276.92 (-2.62%) • MKT CAP: $15.40B
fcf-yield
3.06%
LAST: $361.26 (-4.27%) • MKT CAP: $17.85B
fcf-yield
4.65%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LECO VS. ZBRA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LECO | ZBRA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.20% | 48.10% | -11.90 | ZBRA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.50% | 9.50% | +15.00 | LECO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.5x | 26.0x | -7.50 | LECO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.06% | 4.65% | -1.59 | ZBRA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 17.00% | 13.00% | +4.00 | LECO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 7.80% | +4.50 | LECO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.60% | 8.30% | -2.70 | ZBRA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.09% | 0.00% | +1.09 | LECO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.61 | 3.95 | +3.66 | LECO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | LECO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.5 | 51.1 | +11.40 | LECO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | 1.13 | -0.24 | ZBRA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.5x | 39.6x | -12.10 | LECO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.40B | $17.85B | -$2.45B | ZBRA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LECO REV | ZBRA REV | LECO GROSS % | ZBRA GROSS % | LECO FCF | ZBRA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.23B | $5.40B | 36.2% | 48.1% | $470.7M | $831.0M |
| FY 2024 | $4.01B | $4.98B | 36.7% | 48.4% | $418.6M | $954.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.19B | $4.58B | — | — | $478.9M | -$210.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LECO // BETA 0.89
ZBRA // BETA 1.13