Linde plc LIN
Nov 12, 2026, 9:39 AM EST
- YTD
- +24.00%
- 1 year
- +23.25%
- Market cap
- 243.03B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 36.24B
- Profit margin
- 19.34%
- EPS (ttm)
- 15.06
- Shares out
- 459.08M
- P/E ratio
- 35.15
- Forward P/E
- 26.94
- Dividend
- 6.40 (1.23%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Dec 2, 2026
- YTD return
- +24.00%
- 1-year return
- +23.25%
- Volume
- 91.79K
- Avg volume
- 2.07M
- Open
- 529.99
- Previous close
- 526.55
- Day's range
- 528.56 – 530.19
- 52-week range
- 389.38 – 546.64
- Beta
- 0.68
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 551.04 (+4.2%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 4, 2027
5D +15.08 (+2.93%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 263.87B
- PEG ratio
- 2.05
- Price / sales
- 6.67
- Price / book
- 6.13
- Dividend yield
- 1.23%
- Payout ratio
- 41.83%
- Revenue growth
- 9.20%
- Free cash flow
- 4.19B
- Total cash
- 3.95B
- Total debt
- 26.70B
- Return on equity
- 17.72%
- Short % of float
- 1.45%
- 50-day average
- 487.83
- 200-day average
- 495.59
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 400.00
- Target (mean)
- 551.04
- Target (high)
- 600.00
- Strong buy6
- Buy17
- Hold5
- Sell1
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 4, 2027
Expected Feb 4, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 4.49.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 4.50 | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 4.52 | 4.59 | +0.07 | +1.55% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 4.49 | 4.50 | +0.01 | +0.22% |
| May 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 4.27 | 4.33 | +0.06 | +1.41% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 4.18 | 4.20 | +0.02 | +0.48% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 4.18 | 4.21 | +0.03 | +0.72% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Keybanc | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 15, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About Linde plc
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. The company offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. The company serves the healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics industries. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, China, Australia, South Korea, and India. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- linde.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL STEPHEN F | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Jan 19, 2026 | 565,279 |
| BICHARA GUILLERMO | Officer | Sale | Nov 1, 2026 | 47,220 |
| ENDERS THOMAS | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2026 | 11,013 |
| GLAZER BENJAMIN | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2026 | 15,818 |
| HOYT KELCEY E. | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2026 | 22,617 |
| LAMBA SANJIV | Chief Executive Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2026 | 109,161 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.69% | 37,301,875 | 19.64B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.23% | 30,208,556 | 15.91B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.20% | 20,344,181 | 10.71B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 3.59% | 17,430,716 | 9.18B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3.16% | 15,321,341 | 8.07B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.57% | 12,466,679 | 6.56B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.03% | 14,685,263 | 7.73B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.47% | 11,978,978 | 6.31B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 1.99% | 9,628,807 | 5.07B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.27% | 6,142,265 | 3.23B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.24% | 5,990,875 | 3.15B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.18% | 5,699,698 | 3.00B | Sep 29, 2026 |