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Linde PLC (LIN) stock

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
$522.49−4.06 (-0.77%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $239.87BP/E 34.7Yield 1.15%

Linde statistics

114 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Dec 3, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$239.87B
$280.48M
Enterprise Value
$264.19B
$148.62M
PE Ratio
34.69
24.95
PS Ratio
6.62
3.60
PB Ratio
6.08
2.05
P/TBV Ratio
2498.61
2.29
P/FCF Ratio
47.22
18.26
P/OCF Ratio
22.40
12.93

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
7.29
2.60
EV / EBITDA
20.34
16.52
EV / EBIT
28.84
18.72
EV / FCF
52.00
22.07

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
459M
58M
Shares Change (YoY)
-2.03%
10.9%
Float
458M
49M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.20%
12.1%
Shares Held by Institutions
85.7%
56.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
7M
–
Short Interest Change
7.34%
-0.76%
Short % of Float
1.45%
9.06%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
1.45%
6.30%
Days to Cover
3.36
5.13

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$548.20
–
52-Week Low
$387.78
–
20-Day Moving Average
$512.45
–
50-Day Moving Average
$489.32
–
200-Day Moving Average
$496.32
–
Average True Range (14)
$9.20
–
Price Change (1 Week)
0.24%
1.51%
Price Change (1 Month)
6.05%
-2.37%
Price Change (3 Months)
8.23%
-21.1%
Price Change (6 Months)
2.12%
-22.8%
Price Change (YTD)
22.5%
-22.6%
Price Change (1 Year)
22.5%
-21.0%
Price Change (3 Years)
30.7%
-24.8%
Price Change (5 Years)
55.0%
-76.9%
Price Change (10 Years)
343.4%
-63.2%
Average Volume (10 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
2M
–
Relative Volume
0.81
0.80
Relative Strength Index (14)
62.4
44.7
Volatility (1 Year)
18.9%
80.2%
Beta (5 Years)
0.58
1.07

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
47.9%
53.0%
Operating Margin
25.3%
-38.5%
Pretax Margin
25.2%
-11.8%
Profit Margin
19.3%
-31.7%
EBITDA Margin
35.8%
-27.7%
FCF Margin
14.0%
-8.85%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
18.0%
-51.3%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.05%
-40.7%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
11.5%
-32.9%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
12.6%
-38.1%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
0.86
3.31
Quick Ratio
0.61
2.41
Debt / Equity
0.68
0.50
Debt / EBITDA
2.06
3.15
Debt / FCF
5.26
4.68
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.75
1.97
Interest Coverage
35.51
-6.35

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
8.16%
7.26%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-1.21%
-14.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)
0.87%
-11.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)
0.08%
7.48%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
0.62%
2.25%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
4.52%
6.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
21.1%
-0.17%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
25.4%
3.77%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.42
0.40
Inventory Turnover
8.88
2.73
Revenue Per Employee
$555.99K
$429.38K
Profits Per Employee
$107.51K
-$683.67K
Employee Count
65,177
75
WACC
7.39%
10.0%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$36.24B
$66.69M
Gross Profit
$17.35B
$116.10M
Operating Income
$9.16B
-$20.99M
Pretax Income
$9.12B
-$13.23M
Net Income
$7.01B
-$21.61M
EBITDA
$12.99B
-$16.85M
EPS (Diluted)
$15.06
-$0.75

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$3.95B
$67.18M
Total Debt
$26.70B
$116.91M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$22.76B
$16.98M
Net Cash Per Share
-$49.57
$0.72
Equity (Book Value)
$39.42B
$52.68M
Book Value Per Share
$85.87
$1.50
Tangible Book Value
$96.00M
$26.74M
Working Capital
-$2.23B
$78.52M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$10.71B
-$12.27M
Capital Expenditures
-$5.63B
-$944.00K
Free Cash Flow
$5.08B
-$18.20M
FCF Per Share
$11.07
-$0.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
2.92%
-21.0%
FCF Yield
2.12%
-9.44%
Dividend Yield
1.15%
1.88%
Buyback Yield
1.66%
-0.73%
Shareholder Yield
2.81%
0.00%
Dividend Per Share
$6.00
$0.83
Dividend Growth (YoY)
7.91%
2.37%
Years of Dividend Growth
9
0
Payout Ratio
41.6%
55.4%
FCF Payout Ratio
57.3%
44.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$258.00M
$2.97M
Income Tax
$2.11B
$74.00K
Effective Tax Rate
23.2%
20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$170.58
$19.34
Graham Upside
-67.4%
-46.3%
Altman Z-Score
4.10
0.26
Piotroski F-Score
7
4
Beneish M-Score
-2.63
-2.62
Lynch Fair Value
$376.50
–
Lynch Upside
-27.9%
-28.1%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodLINS&P 500DifferenceLIN per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+7.2%-2.7%+9.9 pts
3 months+9.3%-1.7%+11.1 pts
Year to date+23.7%+11.9%+11.8 pts
1 year+23.5%+12.0%+11.5 pts
3 years+35.8%+78.2%−42.4 pts+10.7%+21.2%
5 years+65.9%+73.2%−7.4 pts+10.7%+11.6%
10 years+423.1%+309.6%+113.5 pts+18.0%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

7M LIN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.3% from the previous report, or 1.45% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20266,651,825+7.3%1,980,5993.4
Oct 15, 20266,196,967+3.5%2,161,2592.9
Sep 30, 20265,987,857+2.0%2,143,2392.8
Sep 15, 20265,869,016+8.8%1,820,6903.2
Aug 31, 20265,392,480+9.7%1,967,0662.7
Aug 14, 20264,915,056-12.1%2,058,7062.4
Jul 31, 20265,593,695-14.4%2,184,1422.6
Jul 15, 20266,538,380-0.4%2,021,3283.2
Jun 30, 20266,565,651-13.6%2,669,6342.5
Jun 15, 20267,601,128+17.9%2,548,6403.0
May 29, 20266,446,659-8.8%2,151,0653.0
May 15, 20267,072,120+15.3%2,021,8803.5

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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