LIN · Linde PLC · Metrics
$500.83
-1.06 (-0.21%)
At close · Oct 21
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$231.36B
Shares
460.98M
Volume · Oct 21
68.25K
Avg daily vol (3M)
2.08M
LIN metrics
116 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$501.89
Market cap
$231.36B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
+2.0%
Price change (30D)
+9.7%
Price change (3M)
-0.6%
Price change (6M)
+1.4%
Price change (YTD)
+17.7%
Price change (1Y)
+11.1%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+61.3%
52-week high
$546.64
52-week low
$389.38
Change from 52-week high
-8.2%
Change from 52-week low
+28.9%
Annualized volatility
18.9%
Annualized volatility (3M)
18.6%
Beta
0.1
RSI (14D)
68.7
Price vs SMA 50
+4.7%
Price vs SMA 200
+2.4%
Avg volume (3M)
2.08M
Relative volume
0.9
Average dollar volume
$1.00B
Company
3 metricsSector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Shares outstanding
460.98M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
32.4
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.1%
PEG ratio
2.9
EV / revenue
7.1×
reciprocal yield 14.2%
EV / EBITDA
19.0×
reciprocal yield 5.3%
EV / EBIT
26.7×
reciprocal yield 3.7%
P / sales
6.5×
reciprocal yield 15.3%
P / book
5.9
reciprocal yield 16.8%
FCF yield
2.1%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
1.7%
P / FCF
46.6
reciprocal yield 2.1%
P / operating cash flow
22.1
reciprocal yield 4.5%
Earnings yield
3.1%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
32.9×
reciprocal yield 3.0%
P / E historical average (5Y)
36.0×
reciprocal yield 2.8%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
6.8×
reciprocal yield 14.7%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
6.3×
reciprocal yield 16.0%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
26.4×
reciprocal yield 3.8%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
29.0×
reciprocal yield 3.5%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
18.4×
reciprocal yield 5.4%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
18.2×
reciprocal yield 5.5%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
1.3%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
39.7%
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$6.30
Dividend growth YoY
+7.0%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-09-03
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-07-31
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
—
Operating margin
26.5%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
20.4%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
$9.38B
Net income (TTM)
$7.24B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$15.50
FCF margin
14.0%
Effective tax rate
22.3%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+9.3%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+9.2%
Revenue (TTM)
$35.45B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+11.3%
Shares change YoY
-1.9%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+0.6%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+21.1%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+25.4%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
-3.7%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+4.8%
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
18.5%
Return on assets
8.2%
Debt / equity
0.6
Current ratio
0.9
EBITDA (TTM)
$13.20B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$4.97B
Quick ratio
0.7
Interest coverage
37.4
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4
Return on invested capital
12.7%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$18.25B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$4.90B
Total assets
$88.35B
Total debt
$23.15B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$10.49B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$5.51B
R&D (TTM)
$146.00M
SG&A (TTM)
$3.56B
Stock compensation (TTM)
$131.00M
R&D / revenue
0.4%
Stock compensation / revenue
—
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
2,346
13F filer change QoQ
+65
Institutional ownership
86.4%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
2.7%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
11.5%
Private-fund adviser ownership
11.1%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+3.2%
Holder tenure
11.1
Price vs estimated holder cost
+35.2%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
11.2%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
1.3%
Latest settlement · 2.8 days to cover
Days to cover
2.8d
Short-squeeze score
55 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
$47,912
Insider-sentiment score
74 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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Key facts
CIK
1707925
CUSIP
G54950103
13F (30d)
522 filings
492 filers
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