Linde plc Ordinary Share (LIN) Stock Price

LINStock

$489.51+1.53%52W

Market Cap$225.65B

P/E31.96x

PEG Ratio2.08

Div yield1.23%

Beta0.71

LIN Share Price Chart

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-14.80%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)0.34%

PEG Ratio2.08

VGM Score49.14

P/E Ratio (Annual)31.96x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)1.23%

P/CF (Annual)21.30x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$84.78

P/TBV (Annual)7.55x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$6.40

Revenue Growth (3Y)0.62%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$10.79

Payout Ratio (TTM)39.73%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)1.98%

Gross Margin (TTM)48.35%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)20.43%

EPS (TTM)$15.49

10-Day Avg Trading Volume1.98M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$15.49

Revenue Growth (5Y)4.52%

EPS (Annual)$14.61

Dividend / Share (Annual)$6.00

ROI (Annual)10.54%

Gross Margin (Annual)48.83%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)16.78%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$10.63

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)30.43x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)9.35%

EPS Growth (5Y)25.41%

P/E Normalized (Annual)31.96x

ROA (Last FY)7.95%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)6.63%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$28.23

ROE (5Y Avg)13.99%

Operating Margin (TTM)26.45%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$10.98

P/B Ratio5.64x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)6.14x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$106,100

EV / Revenue (TTM)6.87x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)34.45x

ROA (TTM)8.34%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)11.30%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)18.45x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$14.61

Current Ratio (Annual)0.88x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)0.68x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume2.21M

52-Week Price Return1.53%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)47.86x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)30.43x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$545,100

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$59.69

P/S Ratio (Annual)6.49x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.39x

52-Week High$548.20

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)21.82%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$14.61

CapEx CAGR (5Y)9.12%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-3.26%

26-Week Price Return-2.88%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.71x

13-Week Price Return-2.48%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.71x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)0.88x

Enterprise Value$243.56B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)7.01%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.41x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)-1.82%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$522,600

Inventory Turnover (Annual)8.69x

Pretax Margin (Annual)26.18%

Cash / Share (Annual)$10.90

3-Month Return Std Dev21.65%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)45.68%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$111,400

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)9.80%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)8.74%

ROE (Last FY)18.04%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)38.24x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$14.61

P/FCF (TTM)44.31x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)6.14x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)48.96x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.72x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$15.49

Receivables Turnover (Annual)6.72x

ROI (TTM)11.07%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)9.37%

P/S Ratio (TTM)6.22x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)21.92%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$71.97

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$56.88

Forward P/E26.93x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)4.78%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-17.03%

P/E Ratio (TTM)30.43x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)10.12%

Year-to-Date Return14.80%

5-Day Price Return-0.11%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$14.61

ROA (5Y Avg)6.74%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)20.30%

Month-to-Date Return2.33%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$19.25

EBITD / Share (Annual)$26.87

EPS Growth (3Y)21.09%

Operating Margin (Annual)26.25%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.54x

P/CF (TTM)21.02x

ROI (5Y Avg)9.14%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)30.43x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.53x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$15.49

P/TBV (Quarterly)8.72x

Payout Ratio (Annual)40.75%

P/B Ratio (Annual)5.21x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$6.19

Inventory Turnover (TTM)8.63x

Pretax Margin (TTM)26.37%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$82.48

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-4.44%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)17.20%

Dividend Yield (TTM)1.31%

Beta0.71x

P/FCF (Annual)43.32x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$76.31

ROE (TTM)18.75%

52-Week Low$387.78

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LIN Earnings Surprise History

Quarter	Report date	EPS estimate	EPS actual	Surprise
Q2 2026	Jul 31, 2026	$4.49	$4.50	+0.31%(+$0.01)
Q1 2026	May 1, 2026	$4.27	$4.33	+1.40%(+$0.06)
Q4 2025	Feb 5, 2026	$4.18	$4.20	+0.54%(+$0.02)
Q3 2025	Oct 31, 2025	$4.18	$4.21	+0.75%(+$0.03)
Q2 2025	Aug 1, 2025	$4.04	$4.09	+1.36%(+$0.05)

LIN Analyst Recommendations

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Aug 2026

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3.83

Industry Peers — Industrial Chemicals(13)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
LINLinde plc Ordinary Share	D	C	C	$489.51
APDAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.	D	C	B	$308.09
STDNStandard Nuclear, Inc.	—	B	A	$14.10
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc	C	D	C	$72.08
KROKronos Worldwide, Inc.	B	D	B	$8.80
TROXTRONOX LIMITED CL A ORDINARY SHARES	B	D	C	$5.40
LXULSB INDUSTRIES INC	B	B	C	$10.39
VHIValhi, Inc.	B	D	B	$18.04
LXFRLuxfer Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares	C	D	B	$17.17
NLNLI Holdings, Inc.	B	C	C	$6.73
LTBRLightbridge Corp.	D	—	D	$7.55
KCA.UKensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI New Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and three-quarters of one Class 2 Redeemable Warrant	—	—	C	$10.10
KCAC.UKensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, one-quarter of one Class 1 redeemable warrant and three-quarters of one Class 2 redeemable warrant	—	—	C	$10.38
KCAC.WSKensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI Class 1 redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	D	A	C	$1.18

About Linde plc Ordinary Share

Linde is the world's largest industrial gas supplier, operating in over 100 countries with approximately $34 billion in annual revenue. The company produces atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon) and process gases (hydrogen, carbon dioxide, helium), along with related equipment. Linde serves diverse end markets including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking.