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Linde plc (LIN) Stock

$511.17 +0.00% NASDAQ: LIN Basic Materials

Linde plc functions as a global industrial gas and engineering powerhouse, extending its operations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company's comprehensive product line features atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and various rare gases, alongside a diverse array of process gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, specialized electronic gases, and acetylene.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$511.17
Market Cap$236.47B
P/E Ratio32.79
P/B Ratio5.99
P/S Ratio6.80
EPS (TTM)$14.59
52-Week High$547.96
52-Week Low$387.78
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE18.23%
ROA7.24%
ROCE22.48%
Gross Margin26.29%
Operating Margin26.29%
Net Margin20.56%
Debt/Equity0.64
Current Ratio0.88

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$30.8B$33.4B$32.9B$33.0B$34.0B
Operating Profit$5.3B$6.5B$8.1B$8.6B$8.9B
Net Profit$3.8B$4.1B$6.2B$6.6B$6.9B
EPS$7.33$8.23$12.59$13.62$14.59
Op Margin17.2%19.4%24.7%26.0%26.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$81.6B$79.7B$80.8B$80.1B$86.8B
Total Liabilities$36.2B$38.3B$39.7B$40.7B$47.1B
Cash$2.8B$5.4B$4.7B$4.8B$5.1B
Borrowings$15.2B$18.8B$20.3B$22.6B$27.0B

Latest News

Evercore ISI Adjusts Price Target on Linde to $525 From $515 MT Newswires · Jul 10, 2026 [Latest] Global Green Hydrogen Market Size/Share Worth USD 188.9 Billion by 2035 at a 31.2% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth Rate, Value, SWOT Analysis) GlobeNewswire · Jul 9, 2026 Texas Instruments Stock Is Running On A Bold Promise Trefis · Jul 8, 2026 UBS Adjusts Linde Price Target to $622 From $600 MT Newswires · Jul 6, 2026 If You Invested $1000 in Linde 10 Years Ago, This Is How Much You'd Have Now Zacks · Jul 6, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$9.7B$8.9B$9.3B$9.4B$10.3B
Investing Cash Flow$-6.1B$-6.3B$-8.5B$-9.1B$-11.0B
Financing Cash Flow$-4.9B$-5.3B$-4.0B$-4.9B$-4.7B
Net Cash Flow$-931.0M$2.6B$-772.0M$186.0M$206.0M
Free Cash Flow$6.6B$5.7B$5.5B$4.9B$5.1B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.88
EV / EBITDA20.22
FCF Yield2.17%
Quick Ratio0.74
Interest Coverage42.15
Return 1Y8.83%
Return 3Y35.75%
Return 5Y83.05%

Ownership

Insiders Held0.25%
Institutions Held89.32%
Institutions Float Held89.54%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.36,872,2722026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC30,233,0702026-03-31
State Street Corporation19,625,1292026-03-31
Capital Research Global Investors16,051,9342026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC12,289,2822026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. $294.27 +0.48% 32.25 $65.53B 2.35%
AVNT $37.48 +2.85% 38.55 $3.44B 3.18%
ECLEcolab Inc. $283.70 +0.28% 38.33 $79.84B 1.00%
ESI $36.50 -3.54% 49.90 $8.90B 0.81%
FUL $57.22 +0.37% 20.69 $3.08B 1.67%

About Linde plc

Linde plc functions as a global industrial gas and engineering powerhouse, extending its operations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company's comprehensive product line features atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and various rare gases, alongside a diverse array of process gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, specialized electronic gases, and acetylene. Beyond gas supply, Linde is also adept at designing and constructing turnkey process plants. These engineering solutions serve both third-party customers and its own gas business facilities, covering types like olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. Linde's extensive client base spans numerous sectors, including healthcare, energy, general manufacturing, food and beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel production, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. Established in 1879, the company is headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom.

Linde plc is led by CEO Sanjiv Lamba, employs 65,069 people, headquartered in Woking, GB, publicly traded since 1992.

Linde plc (LIN) stock trades at $511.17 with a market capitalization of $236.47B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.79, price-to-book of 5.99, price-to-sales of 6.80. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $387.78 and $547.96, and currently trades 6.7% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Linde plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 18.23%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 22.48%, an operating margin of 26.29%, a net profit margin of 20.56%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Linde plc reported annual revenue of $34.0B, net profit of $6.9B, revenue has compounded at 4.5% a year over the last five years, profit at 22.5% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.88, total assets of $86.8B, $5.1B in cash and equivalents.

LIN has an average daily trading volume of 2,247,017 shares, a beta of 0.73 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.linde.com

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