LIN

Linde plc Ordinary Shares
NASDAQBASIC MATERIALSSPECIALTY CHEMICALS

Key Statistics

Market Cap
$248.85B
P/E Ratio
35.83
EPS
$15.02
Beta
0.72
52W High
$548.20
52W Low
$385.26
50-Day MA
$511.41
200-Day MA
$470.22
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Profit Margin
20.40%
Forward P/E
30.21
PEG Ratio
2.29

About Linde plc Ordinary Shares

Linde plc is a multinational chemical company. It is the largest industrial gas company by market share and revenue. It serves customers in the healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, electronics and water treatment industries. The company's primary business is the manufacturing and distribution of atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, and process gases, including carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene.

Official WebsiteUSAFY End: December

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$34.65B
Gross Profit (TTM)$16.90B
EBITDA$13.59B
Operating Margin28.50%
Return on Equity18.20%
Return on Assets7.24%
Revenue/Share (TTM)$74.18
Book Value$83.37
Price-to-Book6.48
Price-to-Sales (TTM)7.18
EV/Revenue7.86
EV/EBITDA20.29
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)13.40%
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY)8.20%
Shares Outstanding$462.35M
Float$461.04M
% Insiders0.25%
% Institutions89.33%

Historical Volatility

HV 10-Day
26.71%
HV 20-Day
23.23%
HV 30-Day
21.47%
HV 60-Day
20.61%
HV Rank
97.6%

Volatility is currently expanding

Analyst Ratings

Consensus ($547.32 target)
5
Strong Buy
17
Buy
4
Hold
1
Sell

Latest News

Linde Announces Second Quarter 2026 Earnings and Conference Call Schedule

WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results by 06:00 EDT/midday CEST on Friday, July 31, 2026. The Company will host and webcast its conference call at 09:00 EDT/15:00 CEST, which will be available to the public and the media in listen-only mode. Live conference call US Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1 888 770 7292 UK Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 0800 358 0970 Access code: 6877110   Live webcast (listen-only)   https://www.linde.com/inves.

Business Wire7/1/2026Neutral
1 Industrial Pioneer With a Plain-As-Day Moat to Buy and Never Sell

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN | LIN Price Prediction) is structured for multi-decade ownership, because the world's largest industrial gas supplier sits inside the production lines of healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, semiconductor foundries, and chemical refineries under contracts a customer cannot realistically walk away from.

24/7 Wall Street6/30/2026Positive
Linde Publishes 2025 Sustainable Development Report

WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) has published its 2025 Sustainable Development Report, highlighting measurable progress against its sustainability commitments and the growing impact of its technologies in supporting customers' decarbonization efforts. In 2025, Linde reduced absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 10% versus its 2021 baseline and increased the share of electricity from low-carbon and renewable sources to 50%, advancing toward its 2035 emissions reduction targe.

Business Wire6/1/2026Neutral
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The Motley Fool5/14/2026Positive
Linde: A Great Business That's A Bit Too Expensive

Linde (LIN) remains a best-in-class industrial with robust margins, 33 years of dividend growth, and disciplined capital allocation. Q1'26 results reinforced business resilience: 10% EPS growth, 30% margins, and $1.5B returned to shareholders, despite only 1% underlying volume growth. Secular tailwinds in electronics, aerospace, and helium offer long-term upside, but near-term volume recovery is not yet visible, especially in EMEA.

Seeking Alpha5/5/2026Neutral
Linde Earns Dow Jones Best-in-Class and S&P Global Recognition for Sustainability Leadership

WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) today announced it has been included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices (previously known as Dow Jones Sustainability Indices) for the 23rd consecutive year. The Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index comprises global sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). It represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P Global BMI based on long-term economic, envi.

Business Wire5/5/2026Neutral
Linde (LIN) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Linde (LIN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Zacks Investment Research5/1/2026Neutral
Linde (LIN) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Linde (LIN) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.95 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research5/1/2026Positive

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