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LIN:NASDAQ
Linde PLC
$518.44
+1.21%
(+6.17) 1D
Jun 24, 2:26:51 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$514.76
High
$522.69
Low
$514.40
Mkt. cap
239.59B
Avg. vol.
2.39M
Volume
1.05M
Dividend
1.24%
Quarterly dividend
$1.60
Ex-dividend date
Jun 4, 2026
P/E ratio
34.39
52-wk high
$525.87
52-wk low
$387.78
EPS
$15.07
Beta
0.72
Shares outstanding
462.60M
No. of employees
65K
Open
$514.76
High
$522.69
Low
$514.40
Mkt. cap
239.59B
Avg. vol.
2.39M
Volume
1.05M
Dividend
1.24%
Quarterly dividend
$1.60
Ex-dividend date
Jun 4, 2026
P/E ratio
34.39
52-wk high
$525.87
52-wk low
$387.78
EPS
$15.07
Beta
0.72
Shares outstanding
462.60M
No. of employees
65K
News stories
From sources across the web
Profile
Linde is a global multinational chemical company and the world's largest industrial gas supplier by market share and revenue. Founded by German scientist and engineer Carl von Linde in 1879 in Wiesbaden, Germany, the company is now headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, and registered in Ireland as Linde plc. Linde plc was formed in 2018 through the merger of Linde AG and Praxair, which was founded in 1907 in the United States as Linde Air Products Company. 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, ammonia, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. Linde's products are used in the healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, material handling equipment, chemicals, electronics and water treatment industries. Linde is ranked 463rd on the Fortune Global 500 and 187th on the Forbes Global 2000. Wikipedia
About Linde PLC
CEO-
Employees65K
Founded1879
Headquarters-
SectorIndustrial gas
Websitelinde.com
Analyst Ratings
Based on 18 analysts giving stock ratings to LIN in the past 3 months
Strong Buy
Buy
16
Hold
2
Sell
0
12 month forecast
Based on 18 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for LIN in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $518.44
$600.00 (+15.73%)
Average
$556.12 (+7.27%)
Lowest
$490.00 (-5.48%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price Target
Projected
Date
Patrick Cunningham
Citi
Buy
Maintained
$600.00
+15.7%
06/24/2026
Joshua Spector
UBS
Buy
Reiterated
$600.00
+15.7%
06/16/2026
Michael Sison
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$570.00
+9.9%
06/04/2026
Alexandra Yates
Argus Research
Buy
Reiterated
$563.00
+8.6%
05/15/2026
James Hooper
Bernstein
Buy
Maintained
$561.00
+8.2%
05/07/2026
Aristotelis Moutopoulos
DZ BANK AG
Hold
Maintained
-
-
05/06/2026
Sebastian Bray
Berenberg Bank
Buy
Maintained
$550.00
+6.1%
05/05/2026
John McNulty
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintained
$560.00
+8%
05/04/2026
Arun Viswanathan
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterated
$570.00
+9.9%
05/04/2026
Eric Boyes
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintained
$490.00
-5.5%
05/04/2026
Laurence Alexander
Jefferies
Buy
Maintained
$535.00
+3.2%
05/04/2026
David Begleiter
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+10.9%
05/04/2026
Jeffrey Zekauskas
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterated
$530.00
+2.2%
05/04/2026
Duffy Fischer
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Reiterated
$585.00
+12.8%
05/03/2026
John Roberts CFA
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+10.9%
05/01/2026
Steve Byrne
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintained
$525.00
+1.3%
04/21/2026
Michael Harrison CFA
Seaport Global
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+10.9%
04/17/2026
Matthew DeYoe
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintained
-
-
03/31/2026
Martin Roediger
Kepler Capital
Hold
Maintained
$490.00
-5.5%
03/31/2026
Vincent Andrews
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Maintained
$530.00
+2.2%
02/06/2026
Last report
May 1, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$4.33 / $4.27
+1.40%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
8.78B / 8.60B
+2.13%beat
Fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Revenue
8.50B
8.62B
8.76B
8.78B
Cost of goods sold
4.31B
4.38B
4.55B
4.52B
Cost of revenue
4.31B
4.38B
4.55B
4.52B
Research and development expenses
38.00M
36.00M
35.00M
38.00M
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
811.00M
840.00M
823.00M
839.00M
Operating expense
1.79B
1.83B
1.75B
1.76B
Total operating expenses
6.09B
6.21B
6.30B
6.28B
Operating income
2.40B
2.41B
2.47B
2.50B
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
2.38B
2.40B
2.05B
2.47B
EBT excluding unusual items
2.38B
2.38B
2.43B
2.47B
Income tax expense
573.00M
424.00M
481.00M
571.00M
Effective tax rate
24.09%
17.70%
23.42%
23.11%
Other operating expenses
-3.00M
-8.00M
-60.00M
-70.00M
Net income
1.77B
1.93B
1.53B
1.86B
Net profit margin
20.79%
22.39%
17.46%
21.15%
Earnings per share
4.09
-
4.20
4.33
Interest and investment income
-
-
209.00M
-
Interest expense
-31.00M
-81.00M
-381.00M
-22.00M
Net interest expenses
-31.00M
-81.00M
-172.00M
-22.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
942.00M
961.00M
950.00M
951.00M
EBITDA
3.34B
3.37B
3.42B
3.45B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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