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LIN:NASDAQ
Linde PLC
$483.01
-0.20%
(-0.97) 1D
Oct 8, 11:54:22 AM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$484.43
High
$486.67
Low
$482.24
Mkt. cap
222.71B
Avg. vol.
2.07M
Volume
417.08K
Dividend
1.32%
Quarterly dividend
$1.60
Ex-dividend date
Sep 3, 2026
P/E ratio
31.19
52-wk high
$548.20
52-wk low
$387.78
EPS
$15.49
Beta
0.71
Shares outstanding
460.98M
No. of employees
65K
Open
$484.43
High
$486.67
Low
$482.24
Mkt. cap
222.71B
Avg. vol.
2.07M
Volume
417.08K
Dividend
1.32%
Quarterly dividend
$1.60
Ex-dividend date
Sep 3, 2026
P/E ratio
31.19
52-wk high
$548.20
52-wk low
$387.78
EPS
$15.49
Beta
0.71
Shares outstanding
460.98M
No. of employees
65K
News stories
From web sources and news partners
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-
Employees64.6K
Founded1879
Headquarters-
SectorIndustrial gas
Websitelinde.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 16 analysts giving stock ratings to LIN in the past 3 months
Strong buy
Buy
14
Hold
2
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for LIN in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $483.01
$580.00 (+20.08%)
Average
$554.40 (+14.78%)
Lowest
$525.00 (+8.69%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
John McNulty
BMO Capital
Buy
Reiterated
$546.00
+13%
10/07/2026
Patrick Cunningham
Citi
Buy
Maintained
$560.00
+15.9%
10/08/2026
David Begleiter
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+19%
10/05/2026
Joshua Spector
UBS
Buy
Maintained
$574.00
+18.8%
10/05/2026
Abigail Eberts
Wells Fargo
Buy
Reiterated
$570.00
+18%
10/01/2026
Laurence Alexander
Jefferies
Buy
Maintained
$560.00
+15.9%
09/30/2026
Alexandra Yates
Argus Research
Buy
Reiterated
$538.00
+11.4%
09/25/2026
James Hooper
Bernstein
Buy
Maintained
$563.00
+16.6%
09/11/2026
Unknown Analyst
KeyBanc
Buy
Initiated
$542.00
+12.2%
09/11/2026
Salvator Tiano
KeyBanc
Buy
Initiated
$542.00
+12.2%
09/11/2026
Duffy Fischer
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Maintained
$580.00
+20.1%
08/09/2026
Aristotelis Moutopoulos
DZ BANK AG
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/06/2026
Sebastian Bray
Berenberg Bank
Buy
Maintained
$550.00
+13.9%
08/05/2026
Vincent Andrews
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterated
$530.00
+9.7%
08/03/2026
Arun Viswanathan
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintained
$553.00
+14.5%
07/31/2026
Matthew DeYoe
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Downgraded
$550.00
+13.9%
07/17/2026
Steve Byrne
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Downgraded
$550.00
+13.9%
07/17/2026
Eric Boyes
Evercore ISI
Buy
Reiterated
$525.00
+8.7%
07/10/2026
Michael Sison
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$570.00
+18%
06/04/2026
Jeffrey Zekauskas
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterated
$530.00
+9.7%
05/04/2026
John Roberts CFA
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+19%
05/01/2026
Michael Harrison CFA
Seaport Global
Buy
Maintained
$575.00
+19%
04/17/2026
Martin Roediger
Kepler Capital
Hold
Maintained
$490.00
+1.4%
03/31/2026
Last report
Jul 31, 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
$4.50 / $4.49
+0.31%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
9.29B / 9.01B
+3.04%beat
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
8.62B
8.76B
8.78B
9.29B
Cost of goods sold
4.38B
4.55B
4.52B
4.86B
Cost of revenue
4.38B
4.55B
4.52B
4.86B
Research and development expenses
36.00M
35.00M
38.00M
37.00M
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
840.00M
823.00M
839.00M
838.00M
Operating expense
1.83B
1.75B
1.76B
1.82B
Total operating expenses
6.21B
6.30B
6.28B
6.68B
Operating income
2.41B
2.47B
2.50B
2.61B
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
2.40B
2.05B
2.47B
2.58B
EBT excluding unusual items
2.38B
2.43B
2.47B
2.58B
Income tax expense
424.00M
481.00M
571.00M
610.00M
Effective tax rate
17.70%
23.42%
23.11%
23.62%
Other operating expenses
-8.00M
-60.00M
-70.00M
-22.00M
Net income
1.93B
1.53B
1.86B
1.93B
Net profit margin
22.39%
17.46%
21.15%
20.76%
Earnings per share
-
4.20
4.33
4.50
Interest and investment income
-
209.00M
-
-
Interest expense
-81.00M
-381.00M
-22.00M
-147.00M
Net interest expenses
-81.00M
-172.00M
-22.00M
-147.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
961.00M
950.00M
951.00M
963.00M
EBITDA
3.37B
3.42B
3.45B
3.58B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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