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LINDE PLC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 31, 2026
$503.44+5.01 (+1.01%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $233.86B
- P/E (TTM)
- 32.5
- Dividend yield
- 1.19%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
85.3%
393M of 461M shares
Institutional holders
2,315
212 new, 119 sold out
Net institutional buying
5M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
2 buys · 7 sales
Net sold $11.85M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 36,604,631 | 7.60% | 13G (passive) | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 34,874,653 | 7.52% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of LIN | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 37,301,875 | 8.09% | $19.36B | +429,603 | 0.29% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 30,208,556 | 6.55% | $15.68B | −24,514 | 0.33% |
| State Street Corp | 20,344,181 | 4.41% | $10.56B | +719,052 | 0.31% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 17,430,716 | 3.78% | $9.05B | +1,378,782 | 1.26% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 15,321,341 | 3.32% | $7.95B | +322,021 | 0.63% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,466,679 | 2.70% | $6.47B | +177,397 | 0.29% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 11,943,013 | 2.59% | $6.20B | +110,773 | 0.33% |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | 11,832,240 | 2.57% | $6.14M | +1,985,729 | 0.61% |
| FMR LLC | 8,316,540 | 1.80% | $4.32B | −680,788 | 0.19% |
| Morgan Stanley | 7,376,780 | 1.60% | $3.83B | +18,687 | 0.20% |
| Norges Bank | 6,640,227 | 1.44% | $3.45B | New | 0.34% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,541,968 | 1.42% | $3.34B | +286,500 | 0.19% |
| Freemont Capital Pte Ltd | 5,083,319 | 1.10% | $2.64B | – | 53.83% |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co /Ma/ | 4,922,872 | 1.07% | $3.25B | +165,186 | 1.03% |
| Wellington Management Group Llp | 4,815,253 | 1.04% | $2.50B | −337,270 | 0.43% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 4,732,213 | 1.03% | $2.46B | −368,318 | 0.40% |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 4,636,455 | 1.01% | $2.41B | +199,129 | 0.52% |
| Capital International Investors | 4,433,510 | 0.96% | $2.30B | −1,008,137 | 0.48% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 4,400,214 | 0.95% | $2.28B | −71,505 | 0.27% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,079,179 | 0.88% | $2.12B | +213,908 | 0.28% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2,315 | 393M | 85.3% | 212 / 1001 | 773 / 119 | 27M | 21M |
| Q1 2026 | 2,263 | 388M | 84.2% | 317 / 944 | 701 / 138 | 77M | 36M |
| Q4 2025 | 2,111 | 394M | 85.4% | 271 / 711 | 870 / 207 | 48M | 39M |
| Q3 2025 | 2,094 | 385M | 83.6% | 162 / 869 | 729 / 112 | 23M | 23M |
| Q2 2025 | 2,079 | 386M | 83.8% | 161 / 878 | 721 / 99 | 17M | 17M |
| Q1 2025 | 2,042 | 387M | 83.9% | 205 / 830 | 714 / 121 | 23M | 22M |
| Q4 2024 | 1,987 | 392M | 84.9% | 264 / 748 | 715 / 137 | 27M | 32M |
| Q3 2024 | 1,897 | 398M | 86.2% | 172 / 728 | 682 / 85 | 51M | 12M |
| Q2 2024 | 1,832 | 395M | 85.7% | 128 / 769 | 642 / 105 | 12M | 32M |
| Q1 2024 | 1,830 | 416M | 90.2% | 184 / 708 | 665 / 100 | 25M | 21M |
| Q4 2023 | 1,773 | 413M | 89.7% | 274 / 621 | 634 / 90 | 27M | 15M |
| Q3 2023 | 1,612 | 402M | 87.2% | 142 / 639 | 575 / 81 | 18M | 15M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
| Fund | Shares | % of LIN | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 14,685,263 | 3.19% | $7.62B | 0.33% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 11,978,978 | 2.60% | $6.22B | 0.37% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 9,814,337 | 2.13% | $5.09B | 1.04% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Investment Co of America | 5,670,332 | 1.23% | $2.94B | 1.60% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | 4,402,876 | 0.96% | $2.28B | 0.90% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| American Mutual Fund | 2,808,921 | 0.61% | $1.34B | 1.14% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | 2,615,941 | 0.57% | $1.25B | 0.96% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | 2,509,919 | 0.54% | $1.30B | 0.37% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| AMCAP Fund | 2,417,306 | 0.52% | $1.20B | 1.24% | May 31, 2026 |
| Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 1,969,628 | 0.43% | $980.26M | 1.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | 1,856,795 | 0.40% | $888.25M | 0.90% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund | 1,711,385 | 0.37% | $818.69M | 2.31% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| New Perspective Fund | 1,480,116 | 0.32% | $768.09M | 0.45% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Materials Index Fund | 1,355,202 | 0.29% | $674.47M | 14.92% | May 31, 2026 |
| College Retirement Equities Fund - Total Global Stock Account | 1,336,457 | 0.29% | $693.54M | 0.48% | Jun 30, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiv Lamba | Chairman & CEO, Director | 101,468 | 0.02% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Stefanos Innocenzi | SVP, Linde Engineering | 4,035 | 0.00% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Denny Brown | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | 3,467 | 0.00% | May 21, 2026 |
| Binod Patwari | Senior Vice President - APAC | 4,887 | 0.00% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Sean Durbin | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | 10,557 | 0.00% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Guillermo Bichara | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | 25,083 | 0.01% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Matthew J. White | Chief Financial Officer | 87,521 | 0.02% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Benjamin Glazer | SVP, Americas | 15,819 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Desiree Bacher | SVP, Chief HR Officer | 638 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Oliver Pfann | Senior Vice President, EMEA | 3,787 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt | Principal Accounting Officer | 22,505 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| David P. Strauss | Executive VP, Chief HR Officer | 29,277 | 0.01% | May 20, 2025 |
| Juergen Nowicki | Executive VP, Engineering | 17,309 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Paula Rosput Reynolds | Director | 816 | 0.00% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Hugh Grant | Director | 1,082 | 0.00% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Robert L. Wood | Director | 9,248 | 0.00% | May 18, 2026 |
| Ann-Kristin Achleitner | Director | 4,943 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Victoria Ossadnik | Director | 3,768 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Alberto Weisser | Director | 2,121 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Josef Kaeser | Director | 3,075 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Thomas Enders | Director | 11,065 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Stephen F. Angel | Director | 565,279 | 0.12% | Jan 21, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Rosput Reynolds Director | Aug 18, 2026 | Buy | +100 | $479.12 | $47.91K | 816 |
| Stefanos Innocenzi SVP, Linde Engineering | Jun 8, 2026 | Option exercise | +4,035 | – | – | 4,035 |
| Stefanos Innocenzi SVP, Linde Engineering | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,062 | $507.90 | $1.05M | 1,973 |
| Robert L. Wood Director | May 15, 2026 | Sale | −4,335 | $506.39 | $2.20M | 9,248 |
| Robert L. Wood Director | May 14, 2026 | Sale | −880 | $508.76 | $447.71K | 13,583 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −4,357 | $480.79 | $2.09M | 22,138 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,639 | $476.54 | $2.21M | 10,557 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | −2,406 | $476.41 | $1.15M | 8,151 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | Option exercise | +7,045 | $173.13 | $1.22M | 15,196 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | −4,114 | $477.78 | $1.97M | 8,151 |
| Binod Patwari Senior Vice President - APAC | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +548 | – | – | 4,887 |
| Binod Patwari Senior Vice President - APAC | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +195 | – | – | 5,277 |
| Binod Patwari Senior Vice President - APAC | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +195 | – | – | 5,082 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +642 | – | – | 3,787 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −118 | $484.74 | $57.20K | 3,683 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −328 | $484.74 | $158.99K | 3,459 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +230 | – | – | 3,689 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −118 | $484.74 | $57.20K | 3,571 |
| Oliver Pfann Senior Vice President, EMEA | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +230 | – | – | 3,801 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −445 | $484.74 | $215.71K | 14,891 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +960 | – | – | 15,336 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −445 | $484.74 | $215.71K | 14,376 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,186 | $484.74 | $574.90K | 13,861 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +2,712 | – | – | 15,047 |
| Benjamin Glazer SVP, Americas | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +960 | – | – | 14,821 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −9,218 | $484.74 | $4.47M | 101,468 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +19,892 | – | – | 110,686 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,086 | $484.74 | $1.50M | 109,161 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +7,015 | – | – | 112,247 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,251 | $484.74 | $1.58M | 105,232 |
| Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO, Director | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +7,015 | – | – | 108,483 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −228 | $484.74 | $110.52K | 638 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +727 | – | – | 866 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +260 | – | – | 898 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −97 | $484.74 | $47.02K | 979 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −82 | $484.74 | $39.75K | 816 |
| Desiree Bacher SVP, Chief HR Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +260 | – | – | 1,076 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,595 | – | – | 13,010 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +4,526 | – | – | 12,677 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,112 | $484.74 | $1.02M | 10,565 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,595 | – | – | 12,160 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −745 | $484.74 | $361.13K | 11,415 |
| Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −745 | $484.74 | $361.13K | 12,265 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +4,762 | – | – | 26,900 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,207 | $484.74 | $1.07M | 24,693 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,680 | – | – | 26,373 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −779 | $484.74 | $377.61K | 25,594 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −779 | $484.74 | $377.61K | 26,495 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,680 | – | – | 27,274 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +907 | – | – | 21,937 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −141 | $484.74 | $68.35K | 22,050 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −285 | $484.74 | $138.15K | 21,652 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +320 | – | – | 21,972 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −101 | $484.74 | $48.96K | 21,871 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt Principal Accounting Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +320 | – | – | 22,191 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +2,870 | – | – | 84,425 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +8,136 | – | – | 83,786 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,771 | $484.74 | $1.83M | 80,015 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +2,870 | – | – | 82,885 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,330 | $484.74 | $644.70K | 83,095 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Wood Trust Robert Director | May 15, 2026 | 4,335 | $2.20M | May 15, 2026 | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan |
| Robert L. Wood Director | May 14, 2026 | 880 | $447.70K | May 14, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Stephen F. Angel Former Director | Apr 13, 2026 | 35,010 | $17.71M | Apr 13, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Guillermo Bichara Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | 4,357 | $2.09M | Mar 10, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Sean Durbin Officer | Mar 10, 2026 | 6,520 | $3.11M | Mar 10, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Stephen F. Angel Former Director | Feb 24, 2026 | 37,263 | $18.77M | Feb 24, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Binod Patwari Officer | Feb 24, 2026 | 999 | $502.26K | Feb 24, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Guillermo Bichara Officer | Feb 17, 2026 | 9,455 | $4.54M | Feb 17, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Stephen F. Angel Former Director | Feb 13, 2026 | 75,607 | $36.12M | Feb 13, 2026 | Option Granted - 02/28/2017 |
| Stephen F. Angel Director | Aug 7, 2025 | 50,309 | $23.82M | Aug 7, 2025 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Sean Durbin Officer | May 22, 2025 | 7,262 | $3.31M | May 22, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| David P. Strauss Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing | May 16, 2025 | 1,988 | $908.01K | May 16, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Guillermo Bichara Officer | Mar 11, 2025 | 4,833 | $2.23M | Mar 11, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| David P. Strauss Officer | Mar 3, 2025 | 2,477 | $1.16M | Mar 3, 2025 | Options Granted - 02/27/2018 |
| Juergen Nowicki Officer | Feb 20, 2025 | 6,782 | $3.12M | Feb 20, 2025 | Option Granted - 03/20/2019 |