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Linde PLC

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
1
Latest video
Q1 2026
YouTube available
Yes
Current price
$492.23
-8.77 (-1.75%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
33.67x
Forward: 25.25x
Market cap / Volume
—
Volume: —
Revenue / Earnings Growth
5.8%
Earnings: -9.4%
Margins
28.2% op
Gross: 48.8% · Net: 20.3%
Balance sheet
0.88x current
Debt / Equity: 70.6
52-week range / Beta
$387.78 - $510.65
Beta: 0.79
Analyst target
$521.33
Upside: 5.9%
Cash / shareholder return
2.10% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 1.20%

Company context

Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Country: United Kingdom
Employees: —
Price to book: 5.97x
Return on equity: 17.8%
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also engages in designing and constructing of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations comprising air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics industries. The company operates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Germany, the Unted Kingdom, Eastern Europe, China, Australia, South Korea, And India. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.

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Market context for LIN

Competitive view

LIN vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Linde PLC
LIN
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Sherwin-Williams Co.
SHW
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
LIN
$228.10B
Linde PLC
SHW
$85.62B
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
$64.97B
Air Products & Chemicals
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
LIN
33.7x
Linde PLC
SHW
33.7x
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
—
Air Products & Chemicals
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
LIN
25.2x
Linde PLC
SHW
25.9x
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
20.7x
Air Products & Chemicals
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
LIN
5.8%
Linde PLC
SHW
5.6%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
5.8%
Air Products & Chemicals
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
LIN
-9.4%
Linde PLC
SHW
1.4%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
9.7%
Air Products & Chemicals
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
LIN
28.2%
Linde PLC
SHW
14.2%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
24.3%
Air Products & Chemicals
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
LIN
48.8%
Linde PLC
SHW
48.9%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
31.6%
Air Products & Chemicals
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
LIN
20.3%
Linde PLC
SHW
10.9%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
-2.7%
Air Products & Chemicals
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
LIN
17.8%
Linde PLC
SHW
59.4%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
-1.7%
Air Products & Chemicals
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
LIN
2.1%
Linde PLC
SHW
2.2%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
-9.5%
Air Products & Chemicals
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
LIN
70.63x
Linde PLC
SHW
306.06x
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
101.99x
Air Products & Chemicals
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
LIN
0.88x
Linde PLC
SHW
0.87x
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
1.46x
Air Products & Chemicals
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
LIN
0.79
Linde PLC
SHW
1.27
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
0.81
Air Products & Chemicals
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
LIN
1.2%
Linde PLC
SHW
0.9%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
2.4%
Air Products & Chemicals
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
LIN
5.9%
Linde PLC
SHW
9.8%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
APD
6.6%
Air Products & Chemicals

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Quarterly archive for LIN

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Q1 2026
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