Linde plc

BMV:LIN1 N Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$4.1t

Linde Valuation

Is LIN1 N undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LIN1 N when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LIN1 N (MX$8625) is trading above our estimate of fair value (MX$5448.36)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LIN1 N is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LIN1 N?

Key metric: As LIN1 N is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LIN1 N. This is calculated by dividing LIN1 N's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LIN1 N's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.7x
EarningsUS$6.38b
Market CapUS$202.04b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LIN1 N's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LIN1 N vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.4x
GMEXICO B Grupo México. de
10.7x5.9%Mex$772.9b
AI L'Air Liquide
29.5x11.2%€89.6b
APD Air Products and Chemicals
17.1x1.3%US$65.6b
CEMEX CPO CEMEX. de
28.3x28.7%Mex$163.7b
LIN1 N Linde
31.7x9.2%Mex$202.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LIN1 N is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.7x) compared to the peer average (21.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LIN1 N's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Chemicals Industry?

30 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LIN1 N 31.7xIndustry Avg. 22.2xNo. of Companies182PE01632486480+
30 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LIN1 N is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.7x) compared to the Global Chemicals industry average (22.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LIN1 N's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LIN1 N PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LIN1 N's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LIN1 N forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$8,625.00
Mex$10,072.72
+16.8%
7.8%Mex$11,210.65Mex$7,765.92n/a25
Dec ’25n/a
Mex$9,925.40
0%
7.9%Mex$11,051.15Mex$7,655.43n/a25
Nov ’25n/a
Mex$9,999.87
0%
7.8%Mex$11,152.13Mex$7,725.38n/a25
Oct ’25n/a
Mex$9,518.14
0%
7.8%Mex$10,787.26Mex$7,472.63n/a25
Sep ’25Mex$9,016.67
Mex$9,568.14
+6.1%
7.3%Mex$10,801.73Mex$7,482.65n/a25
Aug ’25n/a
Mex$8,520.20
0%
7.2%Mex$9,714.17Mex$6,853.89n/a25
Jul ’25Mex$7,837.00
Mex$8,705.53
+11.1%
7.3%Mex$9,942.26Mex$7,014.82n/a25
Jun ’25Mex$7,318.33
Mex$7,971.68
+8.9%
7.2%Mex$9,156.83Mex$6,460.66n/a25
May ’25n/a
Mex$8,016.54
0%
8.7%Mex$9,160.45Mex$5,886.44n/a25
Apr ’25n/a
Mex$7,762.38
0%
8.7%Mex$8,731.54Mex$5,771.13n/a25
Mar ’25Mex$7,610.67
Mex$7,735.15
+1.6%
7.1%Mex$8,544.29Mex$5,915.66n/a25
Feb ’25Mex$6,984.83
Mex$7,523.36
+7.7%
6.8%Mex$8,201.52Mex$5,929.02n/a25
Jan ’25n/a
Mex$7,367.28
0%
6.2%Mex$8,150.50Mex$5,892.13n/a26
Dec ’24n/a
Mex$7,420.10
0%
5.5%Mex$8,334.53Mex$6,025.17n/a26
Nov ’24n/a
Mex$7,597.20
0%
5.4%Mex$8,124.08Mex$6,264.56n/a28
Oct ’24n/a
Mex$7,147.46
0%
6.0%Mex$7,706.75Mex$5,805.75n/a28
Sep ’24n/a
Mex$7,136.92
0%
6.0%Mex$7,672.41Mex$5,779.88Mex$9,016.6728
Aug ’24Mex$6,641.76
Mex$6,978.29
+5.1%
5.8%Mex$7,534.98Mex$5,676.35n/a28
Jul ’24n/a
Mex$6,863.67
0%
5.0%Mex$7,361.94Mex$5,803.95Mex$7,837.0028
Jun ’24n/a
Mex$7,018.17
0%
4.9%Mex$7,547.96Mex$5,950.60Mex$7,318.3327
May ’24n/a
Mex$7,099.36
0%
4.4%Mex$7,731.36Mex$6,562.66n/a26
Apr ’24n/a
Mex$6,871.35
0%
4.5%Mex$7,509.28Mex$6,105.84n/a24
Mar ’24Mex$6,025.92
Mex$6,807.48
+13.0%
4.2%Mex$7,567.01Mex$6,064.47Mex$7,610.6723
Feb ’24n/a
Mex$6,912.37
0%
4.5%Mex$7,632.17Mex$6,360.14Mex$6,984.8323
Jan ’24Mex$6,400.00
Mex$7,072.17
+10.5%
7.3%Mex$7,958.55Mex$5,147.32n/a22
Dec ’23n/a
Mex$6,764.77
0%
6.9%Mex$7,361.82Mex$5,037.03n/a22

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

Discover undervalued companies

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 20:06
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Linde plc is covered by 67 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
David MantheyBaird