LIN Stock Overview
Operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$430.20 |
| 52 Week High | US$449.80 |
| 52 Week Low | US$369.95 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| 1 Month Change | 5.91% |
| 3 Month Change | 1.85% |
| 1 Year Change | 13.64% |
| 3 Year Change | 62.92% |
| 5 Year Change | 119.15% |
| Change since IPO | 899.54% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| LIN | DE Chemicals | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| 1Y | 13.6% | 4.3% | 15.1% |
Return vs Industry: LIN exceeded the German Chemicals industry which returned 4.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LIN underperformed the German Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| LIN volatility | |
|---|---|
| LIN Average Weekly Movement | 2.3% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: LIN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: LIN's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 65,596 | Sanjiv Lamba | www.linde.com |
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants.
Linde plc Fundamentals Summary
| LIN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €204.93b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €6.16b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €31.86b |
33.3x
P/E Ratio6.4x
P/S RatioIs LIN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| LIN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$33.03b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$17.25b |
| Gross Profit | US$15.77b |
| Other Expenses | US$9.39b |
| Earnings | US$6.38b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 06, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 13.41 |
| Gross Margin | 47.75% |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.33% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 54.8% |
How did LIN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.2%
Current Dividend Yield41%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/01 09:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Linde plc is covered by 69 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Volker Bosse | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| David Manthey | Baird |