Each point was worked out with the data available that day. Scale 0-10: 5 is the index average and 10 is the cap (+3 standard deviations), not perfection. The vertical axis zooms to fit this company, so two charts are not comparable by eye.
Market and Valuation
Price & Market
Prev Close Price:$519.72
Open:$518.94
Day's Low:$511.26
Day's High:$519.34
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:234.84B
Enterprise Value:262.92B
52-Week Range
52-Week Low:$387.78
52-Week High:$548.20
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$484.17
200-Day Avg:$493.34
Volume
Volume Today:2,038,754
Avg Volume (3m):2,052,851
Avg Volume (10d):2,103,210
52-Week Change:+24.35%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.68
Valuation Multiples
P/E (trailing):33.97
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
P/E (forward):26.17
PEG Ratio:2.02
Price / Book:5.96
Price / Sales (TTM):6.48
EV / Revenue:7.26
EV / EBITDA:19.03
Dividends
Current yield:1.23%
Annual Dividend Rate:$6.40
Dividend Trailing:$6.30
Yield Trailing:1.21%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.29%
Payout Ratio:41.83%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-
Valuation Context
P/E vs sector (indicative)
Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-
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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)
Income Statement
Total Revenue (TTM):36.24B
Gross Profit:17.34B
EBITDA:13.82B
Net Income (TTM):7.01B
Rev Growth (YoY):+9.20%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-10.50%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-12.30%
Margins
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-
Per Share
EPS Trailing (TTM):$15.06
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$19.55
Revenue Per Share:$78.23
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$85.87
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Total cash:3.95B
Total Debt:26.70B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):22.76B
Debt / Equity:65.14%
Current Ratio:0.86
Quick Ratio:0.64
Cash Flows
Operating Cash Flow:10.71B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):4.19B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:262.92B
EV / Revenue:7.26
EV / EBITDA:19.03
Profitability
ROE (Return on Equity):17.72%
ROA (Return on Assets):7.17%
P/E (trailing):33.97
P/E (forward):26.17
Price / Book:5.96
PEG Ratio:2.02
52-Week Change:+24.35%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%
Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
EPS and Earnings Per Share
Key EPS Metrics
EPS Trailing (TTM):$15.06
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$19.55
P/E (forward):26.17
PEG Ratio:2.02
Growth and Margins
Earnings Growth YoY:-
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Net Margin:-
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EBITDA Margin:-
Per Share
Revenue Per Share:$78.23
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$85.87
Cash Flows (TTM)
Free Cash Flow:4.19B
Operating Cash Flow:10.71B
EBITDA:13.82B
Total Revenue (TTM):36.24B
Net Income (TTM):7.01B
Fiscal Year (Last):-
EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters
Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed
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Estimated EPS
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Surprise %
Currency
Ownership Structure
Ownership Distribution
% Insiders:-
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% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float
Shares & Short Interest
Shares Outstanding:459,083,779
Float (free shares):457,591,757
Short interest (shares):6,196,967
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.86
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-
Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)
Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-
Top Institutional Holders
Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged
Organization
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Top Mutual Funds
Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged
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Recent Insider Trades
Executive / Insider
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Sentiment Metrics
Put/Call Ratio (Volume):-
Put/Call Ratio (O.I.):-
Max Pain (estimated):-
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Linde plc (LIN) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. The company offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. The company serves the healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics industries. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, China, Australia, South Korea, and India. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
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Linde plc (LIN): Quantitative Analysis
Linde plc (LIN) — Basic Materials — Specialty Chemicals. LIN is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.
So far in 2026, LIN has returned +21.1% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.
LIN ranks 229 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 10 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.51, ranked 130 of 494); its weakest is value (Z -0.53, ranked 389 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.
Factor scores
The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.
Linde has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 29, 2026). LIN earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →
What is Linde's P/E ratio?
Linde's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 34.0 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 17 Basic Materials companies with a P/E is 18.3, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Linde is above its sector median. Basic Materials stocks, company by company →
Where does Linde rank on Quant500?
In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Linde ranks 229 of 461, and 10 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking →How it is calculated →
Have Linde insiders bought or sold shares?
The latest open-market purchase of Linde shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Aug 18, 2026, by a director, for $48k. The latest sale was on May 15, 2026, by a director, for $2.2M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 2 purchases and 6 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All LIN insider trades →
Does Linde pay a dividend?
Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.23% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $6.40 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 3, 2026.
What sector is Linde in, and which index?
Linde is classified in the Basic Materials sector (industry: Specialty Chemicals), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 20 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Basic Materials stocks →
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