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Linde LIN

US equityMarket cap rank #68Specialty ChemicalsHydrogen Energy
$469.62
−$0.11 (-0.02%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $469.72 0.00%
Open$469.53
Prev close$469.72
Day range$468.56 – $472.17
Volume1.05M
Market cap$216.48B
P/E (TTM)30.3
Dividend yield1.32%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

LIN at a glance

Linde (LIN) is trading at $469.62, down 0.02% on the day. Its market value of $216.48B makes it the 68th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $384.00 to $546.40. Today's price is about 53% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 0.4% over twelve months, but down 8.6% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($484.89) and 200-day ($480.87) moving averages; RSI is 48, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 16% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $9.29B of revenue, up 9.3% from a year earlier, with $1.97B of net profit (a 20.4% margin).

The stock changes hands at 30.3 times trailing earnings, 18% below its five-year average of 36.9. The median for its industry group is 32.1.

13 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $560.33, sits 19.3% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Linde: the business

Linde is the largest industrial gas company in the world, supplying oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and other gases under long contracts.

What tends to move it. Steady pricing, project backlog and factory activity drive results. It is valued for consistency.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
0.0%
1 week
+1.6%
1 month
-3.9%
3 months
-8.6%
6 months
-1.5%
Year to date
+11.2%
1 year
+0.4%
Day range
$468.56$472.17
52-week range
$384.00$546.40

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.6%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-3.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-2.3%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)48.1Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-6.66Bullish
Bollinger band position44%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$469.41 / $469.69
Average price today$470.20
Volume1.05MAvg (90d) 2.20M
Turnover$492.70M
Turnover rate0.23%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.74vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude0.77%
Market cap$216.48B
Float market cap$215.75B
Shares outstanding459.41M
EPS (TTM)$14.61
P/E (TTM)30.30
P/B5.54
Book value / share$84.78
Earnings yield0.18%
Dividend (TTM)$6.20 / shareYield 1.32%
Net profit (TTM)$6.73B
Net assets$39.08B
30-day volatility15.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.62%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-19.2%-13.8% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How LIN ranks on BeStock

Market value#68 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#175 of 283
Dividend yield#154 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#158 of 300
Dollar volume today#81 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$9.29B+9.3% YoY
Operating profit$2.54B+8.5% YoY
Net profit$1.97B+9.2% YoY
Diluted EPS$4.15+11.3% YoY
Free cash flow$833.00M-12.7% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.27B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$8.4BSep '24$8.3BDec '24$8.1BMar '25$8.5BJun '25$8.6BSep '25$8.8BDec '25$8.8BMar '26$9.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.6BSep '24$1.8BDec '24$1.7BMar '25$1.8BJun '25$2.0BSep '25$1.6BDec '25$1.9BMar '26$2.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin48.3%
Operating margin27.1%
Net margin20.4%
Return on equity18.7%
Return on assets8.3%
Return on invested capital11.6%
Current ratio0.88
Liabilities / assets54.0%
Cash & investments$4.90B
Total debt$28.01B
Net cash (debt)-$23.12B
Free cash flow / sales14.0%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Americas$4.08B 44.0%
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)$2.30B 24.8%
  • Asia Pacific (APAC)$1.87B 20.1%
  • Engineering$625.00M 6.7%
  • Other$408.00M 4.4%
Average move on report day±2.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+4.4%
Worst reaction-5.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-3.6%2024/Q3+1.5%2024/Q4-1.1%2025/Q1-0.2%2025/Q2-2.7%2025/Q3-2.9%2025/Q4+1.4%2026/Q1-5.9%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings30.0x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 5th percentile, 5-year average 36.9x

#2070 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book5.5x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 63rd percentile, 5-year average 4.9x

#4371 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales6.0x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 49th percentile, 5-year average 5.9x

#4024 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

26x34x43x52xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$540.00
Price vs. fair value-13.0%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts13
Average target$560.33+19.3% vs. price
  • Buy 85%
  • Hold 15%
Low $525.00Now $469.62Avg $560.33High $612.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $563.00
  • 9 Sep 2026BMO CapitalBUY · PT $546.00
  • 4 Sep 2026Deutsche BankBUY · PT $575.00
  • 19 Aug 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $564.00
  • 10 Aug 2026BMO CapitalBUY · PT $546.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership87.9%-0.09 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,914-14 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)2 buys / 2 sellsBalanced
Short interest1.17% of floatDays to cover 2.7 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share9.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%10%13%16%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$146.65M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.32%
Last dividend$1.60Ex-date 3 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.60
Payments on file32

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.5020193.8520204.2420214.6820225.1020235.5620246.002025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 9.4% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BMO Capital Maintains Linde(LIN.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $546Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • PADINI: Changes in Sub. S-hldr's Int (Section 138 of CA 2016) - CHONG CHIN LINBursa Malaysia · 8 Sep 2026
  • FIH Mobile Ltd. (02038.HK) saw its executive director, Lin Jiayi, increase his stake by 119,000 shares.Gelonghui Finance · 7 Sep 2026
  • China Health Tech Group (01069.HK) saw Lin Yudan increase its stake by 4 million ordinary shares, valued at approximately HK$1.24 million.Market news · 7 Sep 2026
  • China Health Tech Group (01069.HK) saw an off-market increase of 27.14 million ordinary shares by Lin Yudan, valued at approximately HK$6.785 million.Market news · 7 Sep 2026
  • Sunyard (600571.SH): Shareholder Lin Lu reduced his holdings by a total of 140,000 shares.Gelonghui Finance · 7 Sep 2026

LIN stock: common questions

How is Linde stock doing today?

$469.62 is the latest print for LIN, a move of -0.02% against yesterday's close of $469.72. Today's low and high so far: $468.56 and $472.17.

What is LIN worth in total?

Equity value comes to $216.48B at the current price. By that measure it is number 68 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does LIN sell for?

Buyers pay 30.3 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $14.61). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 36.9, and today's level ranks in the 5th percentile of its own history.

How far is LIN from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $384.00 and the ceiling $546.40. Shares are 14.1% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Linde shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.32% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 3, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like LIN?

Of 13 analysts, 85% say buy, 15% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $560.33, with the most cautious at $525.00 and the most optimistic at $612.00.

How does Linde make money?

Linde is the largest industrial gas company in the world, supplying oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and other gases under long contracts.

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