Linde plc
Linde plc
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Linde plc
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Headquarters
- Forge, Woking, GB
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Headquarters
- Forge, Woking, GB
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas and engineering company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia 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 olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
What FRC thinks the stock is worth vs. the current price.
FRC's fair value estimate for Linde plc, and the rating behind it. LIN last traded at $487.57, 29.0× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.
Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Linde plc. Starting points for Linde plc: P/E 29.0, EPS $16.83, beta 0.73 — an Chemicals - Specialty name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.
Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Linde plc. Linde plc paid $6.20 per share over the last year — a 1.3% yield at the current $487.57 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.
Reported vs. expected earnings history for Linde plc. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Linde plc stands at $16.83. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Linde plc. Linde plc has reported as a listed company since 1992. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
List of peer companies in the same industry.
Linde plc valued side by side against its closest peers. Linde plc is measured against Chemicals - Specialty peers within the Basic Materials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
Which funds and firms own the stock.
Which institutions hold Linde plc, and how their positions are changing. At a $225.55B market value, institutional positions materially move Linde plc's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings.
Insider Trading
Recent buying and selling by company executives.
Buying and selling by Linde plc executives and directors. Shares of Linde plc have traded between $408.65 and $486.38 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned.
Senate Trading
U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.
U.S. Senate disclosures naming Linde plc. Linde plc is a $225.55B Basic Materials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely.
House Trading
U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.
U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Linde plc. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals.
News
Latest headlines and market coverage.
Latest headlines and company announcements for Linde plc. Coverage tracks Linde plc within Chemicals - Specialty (Basic Materials). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.