Linde Stock
Linde plc
Company data
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Employees
- 64,649
- Market cap
- $229.8 B
- IPO
- 17/06/1992
Linde plc (LIN) operates globally as a leading provider of industrial gases and engineering. The portfolio ranges from atmospheric gases such as oxygen or nitrogen to highly specialized products like hydrogen for the energy transition or helium for the aerospace industry. Headquartered in Woking (GB), the company…
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Linde stock: price history
1D
+1.1%
1W
+3.0%
1M
+7.9%
6M
+1.3%
YTD
+16.9%
1Y
+12.2%
2Y
+3.0%
5Y
+61.7%
10Y
+325.4%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
29/10/2026 (in 12 days)
Volatility around earnings
~0% stronger price swings than usual
Linde stock scores
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Business model & megatrends
Very robust business model with strong megatrend tailwind: wide moat, strong pricing power, predictable revenue.
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Linde plc is a global provider of industrial gases and engineering services. Its product portfolio encompasses atmospheric gases such as oxygen and nitrogen as well as specialized process gases like hydrogen and helium. In addition to gas sales, the company offers planning and construction of turnkey facilities for both external customers and its own supply in sectors such as chemicals and aerospace. Revenues are distributed across multiple world regions with a focus on the Americas, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Revenue model
- Transactional
- Recurring revenue
- High
- Pricing power
- Strong
- Moat
- Wide
- Moat type
- Switching costs
- Capital intensity
- High
- Customer concentration
- Low
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Analyst assessment of Linde
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$525.00
CONSENSUS
US$558.55
MEDIAN
US$563.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$580.00
0
STRONG BUY
26
BUY
3
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
29
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 15/10/2026
Linde stock metrics
P/E
32.03
P/B
5.9
EV/EBITDA
18.83
RETURN ON EQUITY
4.9%
NET MARGIN
20.8%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.72
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.3%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.7%
FLOAT SHARES
459,486,587
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,133,896
Insider transactions (SEC)
Reynolds Paula Rosput
Innocenzi Stefanos
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Frequently asked questions about Linde stock
What does Linde do?
Linde plc is a company in the Basic Materials sector, Chemicals - Specialty industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Sanjiv Lamba, the company employs around 64,649 people.
The IPO was on 17/06/1992; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker LIN.
What do analysts say about Linde stock?
29 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 15/10/2026).
The average price target is US$558.55, ranging from US$525.00 to US$580.00, with a median of US$563.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Linde report next?
The next earnings date is 29/10/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 0% stronger than usual.
Does Linde pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$1.60 per share, ex-date 03/09/2026, paid on 17/09/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.3% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Linde?
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