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 | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$414.12 |
| 52 Week High | US$487.49 |
| 52 Week Low | US$396.07 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| 1 Month Change | -6.00% |
| 3 Month Change | -12.64% |
| 1 Year Change | 1.27% |
| 3 Year Change | 26.01% |
| 5 Year Change | 93.42% |
| Change since IPO | 5,117.25% |
Recent News & Updates
Linde: Dragged Down By Slowdown In Asia And Europe
Nov 03Linde: Too Pricey, Neutral Rated
Oct 25Linde: TSMC Phoenix Facility Starting To Contribute Profits
Sep 11Recent updates
Linde: Dragged Down By Slowdown In Asia And Europe
Nov 03Linde: Too Pricey, Neutral Rated
Oct 25Linde: TSMC Phoenix Facility Starting To Contribute Profits
Sep 11Linde: A Quality Company But Valuation Looks A Little Bloated
Jul 09Linde: A Deserved Valuation Premium, Margin Growth Persists
May 20Linde: Maintain Buy, Strong EPS Growth Indicated In FY24 From Pricing, Cost Management
Mar 10Linde: Robust Financials And A New Hydrogen Plant Make It A Strong Buy
Jan 14Linde Q3: Stellar Execution Despite Macro Weakness; $15 Billion Of New Buybacks Announced
Oct 30Linde Should Definitely Be High On Your Watchlist
Oct 07Linde: Best Of Breed Defensive Growth Plus Hydrogen Upside Make It A Buy
Sep 15Linde: Double-Digit EPS Growth, Buy Confirmed
Aug 04Hydrogen Revolution: Linde's Resilience Amid Recession And Inflation
Jul 11Linde: Another Beat, Another Raise
May 31Linde: A Stellar Company For The Long Run
Feb 20Linde Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 06Linde: Timeless Excellence, But Unfortunately Not 'Cheap'
Jan 11Linde: Positive News Ahead
Nov 01Linde declares $1.17 dividend
Oct 24Linde: Defensiveness At A Discount
Sep 28Linde to build green hydrogen plant in Niagara Falls, New York
Sep 08Linde opens world's first hydrogen refueling system
Aug 24Linde: The UK Chemicals Stock Is Somewhat Expensive After A Big Rally
Aug 14Linde Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 27Linde to supply high-purity industrial gases to PT Freeport Indonesia
Jul 20Linde: Strong Execution In This Shaky Macro Environment
Jun 02Linde - Textbook Case For 'Safe Business Model'
Apr 02Linde plc: Shares Look To Have Topped Out For Now
Feb 28Linde: Fairly Valued Chemical Company
Dec 14Linde's Internationalization And Energy Efficiency Imply A 27% Upside Potential
Sep 23Linde - Tax Structures Aside, It's Overvalued And A 'Hold'
Aug 03Shareholder Returns
| LIN | US Chemicals | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.1% | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1Y | 1.3% | -1.7% | 23.2% |
Return vs Industry: LIN exceeded the US Chemicals industry which returned -1.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LIN underperformed the US Market which returned 23.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| LIN volatility | |
|---|---|
| LIN Average Weekly Movement | 2.1% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 5.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 18.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: LIN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US 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 | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$199.99b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$6.38b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$33.03b |
30.9x
P/E Ratio6.0x
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
1.3%
Current Dividend Yield41%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/10 22:59 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/10 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 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Volker Bosse | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| David Manthey | Baird |