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Linde (LIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$507.15 -4.50 (-0.88%)
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About Linde Stock (NASDAQ:LIN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$504.13
$517.01
50-Day Range
$477.94
$513.26
52-Week Range
$387.78
$521.28
Volume
1.11 million shs
Average Volume
2.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$234.48 billion
P/E Ratio
33.66
Dividend Yield
1.26%
Price Target
$540.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Linde Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

LIN MarketRank™: 

Linde scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Linde has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Linde is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Linde has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Linde's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Linde are expected to grow by 9.07% in the coming year, from $17.86 to $19.48 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Linde is 33.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Linde is 33.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.89.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Linde has a PEG Ratio of 3.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Linde has a P/B Ratio of 5.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.33% of the float of Linde has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Linde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Linde has recently decreased by 8.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Linde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Linde has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Linde is 42.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.85% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Linde's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Linde has a news sentiment score of 1.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 31 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    25 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 108% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Linde insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,749,257.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.30% of the stock of Linde is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.80% of the stock of Linde is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Linde's insider trading history.
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LIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Linde's stock was trading at $426.39 at the start of the year. Since then, LIN stock has increased by 19.0% and is now trading at $507.3010.

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.27 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Linde include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%), WCM Investment Management LLC (0.70%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.59%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen F Angel, Matthew J White, Sanjiv Lamba, David P Strauss, Guillermo Bichara, John Panikar, Juergen Nowicki, Robert L Wood, Sean Durbin, Paula Rosput Reynolds and Oliver Pfann.
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Shares of LIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Linde investors own include Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Humana (HUM), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META) and Comcast (CMCSA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/26 Dividend
3/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/26 Dividend
3/11/2026
Dividend Payable
3/26/2026
Last Earnings
5/01/2026
Today
5/15/2026
Record date for 6/18 Dividend
6/04/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
6/04/2026
Dividend Payable
6/18/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LIN
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:LIN
CIK
1707925
Employees
65,177
Year Founded
1879

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$585.00
Low Price Target
$460.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$15.06
Trailing P/E Ratio
33.65
Forward P/E Ratio
28.37
P/E Growth
3.22
Net Income
$6.90 billion
Net Margins
20.44%
Pretax Margin
26.40%
Return on Equity
19.80%
Return on Assets
9.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.50
Current Ratio
0.83
Quick Ratio
0.69

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$33.99 billion
Price / Sales
6.89
Cash Flow
$24.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.78
Book Value
$86.69 per share
Price / Book
5.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
462,350,000
Free Float
460,960,000
Market Cap
$234.29 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.73

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This page (NASDAQ:LIN) was last updated on 5/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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