LIN · Linde PLC
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AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Guidance & track record
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted operating profit margin non-GAAP | 29.5% | second-quarter 2026 | — |
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| Contractual sale of gas project backlog | $8.1B | second-quarter 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $833M | second-quarter 2026 | — |
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| Order intake | $871M | second-quarter 2026 | — |
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| Project backlog | $11B | second-quarter 2026 | — |
| Return on capital non-GAAP | 23.5% | second-quarter 2026 | — |
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| Third-party sale of equipment backlog non-GAAP | $2.8B | Q1 2026 | — |
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Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file
Versus peers
Specialty Chemicals — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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LIN
this stock
Linde PLC
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$226.36B | +15.9% | +3.0% | 31.7 | 1.4% |
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AIQUF
L Air Liquide SA /Fi
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$126.81B | +8.6% | — | — | 0.0% |
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SHW
Sherwin Williams Co
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$89.74B | +14.6% | +26.4% | 34.1 | 2.8% |
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ECL
Ecolab Inc.
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$80.34B | +9.3% | +2.2% | 38.6 | 1.2% |
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APD
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
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$65.71B | +21.8% | -0.5% | — | 1.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| LIN | -3.9% | -6.9% | +5.7% | +2.7% | +15.9% |
| SPY | +5.5% | +3.3% | +11.3% | +3.1% | +12.9% |
| vs SPY | -9.5% | -10.2% | -5.5% | -0.4% | +3.0% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.