Linde PLC (LIN) shareholders
LINNasdaqIndustrial Inorganic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 14/3026% above fair value
$526.06+3.57 (+0.68%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $241.51BP/E 34.9Yield 1.14%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
85.7%
393M of 459M shares
Institutional holders
2,315
212 new, 119 sold out
Net institutional buying
5M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
2 buys · 12 sales
Net sold $61.96M
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 | 8.13% | $19.36B | +429,603 | 0.29% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 30,208,556 | 6.58% | $15.68B | −24,514 | 0.33% |
| State Street Corp | 20,344,181 | 4.43% | $10.56B | +719,052 | 0.31% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 17,430,716 | 3.80% | $9.05B | +1,378,782 | 1.26% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 15,321,341 | 3.34% | $7.95B | +322,021 | 0.63% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,466,679 | 2.72% | $6.47B | +177,397 | 0.29% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 11,943,013 | 2.60% | $6.20B | +110,773 | 0.33% |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | 11,832,240 | 2.58% | $6.14B | +1,985,729 | 0.61% |
| FMR LLC | 8,316,540 | 1.81% | $4.32B | −680,788 | 0.19% |
| Morgan Stanley | 7,376,780 | 1.61% | $3.83B | +18,687 | 0.20% |
| Norges Bank | 6,640,227 | 1.45% | $3.45B | New | 0.34% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,541,968 | 1.43% | $3.34B | +286,500 | 0.19% |
| Freemont Capital Pte Ltd | 5,083,319 | 1.11% | $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 | 1.05% | $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 | 0.97% | $2.30B | −1,008,137 | 0.48% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 4,400,214 | 0.96% | $2.28B | −71,505 | 0.27% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,079,179 | 0.89% | $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 | 85.7% | 212 / 1001 | 773 / 119 | 27M | 21M |
| Q1 2026 | 2,263 | 388M | 84.6% | 317 / 944 | 701 / 138 | 77M | 36M |
| Q4 2025 | 2,111 | 394M | 85.7% | 271 / 711 | 870 / 207 | 48M | 39M |
| Q3 2025 | 2,094 | 385M | 84.0% | 162 / 869 | 729 / 112 | 23M | 23M |
| Q2 2025 | 2,079 | 386M | 84.1% | 161 / 878 | 721 / 99 | 17M | 17M |
| Q1 2025 | 2,042 | 387M | 84.2% | 205 / 830 | 714 / 121 | 23M | 22M |
| Q4 2024 | 1,987 | 392M | 85.3% | 264 / 748 | 715 / 137 | 27M | 32M |
| Q3 2024 | 1,897 | 398M | 86.6% | 172 / 728 | 682 / 85 | 51M | 12M |
| Q2 2024 | 1,832 | 395M | 86.0% | 128 / 769 | 642 / 105 | 12M | 32M |
| Q1 2024 | 1,830 | 416M | 90.6% | 184 / 708 | 665 / 100 | 25M | 21M |
| Q4 2023 | 1,773 | 413M | 90.0% | 274 / 621 | 634 / 90 | 27M | 15M |
| Q3 2023 | 1,612 | 402M | 87.5% | 142 / 639 | 575 / 81 | 18M | 15M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
506 funds held LIN in Q2 2026, 49% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of LIN | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 14,685,263 | 3.20% | $7.62B | 0.33% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 11,978,978 | 2.61% | $6.22B | 0.37% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 9,814,337 | 2.14% | $5.09B | 1.04% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Investment Co of America | 5,670,332 | 1.24% | $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 | 0.55% | $1.30B | 0.37% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| AMCAP Fund | 2,417,306 | 0.53% | $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 | 0.30% | $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 |
| Matthew J. White | Chief Financial Officer | 86,191 | 0.02% | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Guillermo Bichara | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | 25,083 | 0.01% | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Armando Botello | SENIOR VP, APAC | 4,817 | 0.00% | Oct 8, 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 |
| Desiree Bacher | SVP, Chief HR Officer | 638 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Benjamin Glazer | SVP, Americas | 15,819 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Kelcey E. Hoyt | Principal Accounting Officer | 22,505 | 0.00% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Oliver Pfann | Senior Vice President, EMEA | 3,787 | 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% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Hugh Grant | Director | 1,082 | 0.00% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Robert L. Wood | Director | 9,248 | 0.00% | May 18, 2026 |
| Thomas Enders | Director | 11,065 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Ann-Kristin Achleitner | Director | 4,943 | 0.00% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Josef Kaeser | Director | 3,075 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | −30,344 | $520.98 | $15.81M | 83,095 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +47,020 | $176.63 | $8.31M | 113,439 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | −28,009 | $523.10 | $14.65M | 66,419 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +43,695 | $173.13 | $7.56M | 94,428 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Sale | −16,676 | $525.00 | $8.75M | 50,733 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Sale | −24,376 | $520.00 | $12.68M | 67,409 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Sale | −30,095 | $518.50 | $15.60M | 91,785 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Sale | −15,686 | $524.25 | $8.22M | 121,880 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | −40,289 | $517.65 | $20.86M | 137,566 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +64,665 | $154.00 | $9.96M | 177,855 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | −42,700 | $517.17 | $22.08M | 113,190 |
| Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +72,795 | $118.71 | $8.64M | 155,890 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Nov 2, 2026 | Sale | −9,350 | $518.91 | $4.85M | 22,138 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Nov 2, 2026 | Tax withholding | −16,805 | $518.68 | $8.72M | 31,488 |
| Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Nov 2, 2026 | Option exercise | +26,155 | $173.13 | $4.53M | 48,293 |
| 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 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
1.45%
7M shares short
Days to cover
3.4
At 2M shares a day
Change since last report
+7.3%
From 6M shares
Short volume, 20 days
52.2%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Linde's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 15,295 shares on Oct 9, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binod Patwari Former Officer | Nov 9, 2026 | 2,500 | $1.30M | Nov 9, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Matthew J. White Officer | Nov 4, 2026 | 86,833 | $45.26M | Nov 4, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Guillermo Bichara Officer | Nov 2, 2026 | 9,350 | $4.85M | Nov 2, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Robert L. Wood 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 |
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