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Ticker
LIN

Price
455.86
Stock movement down
-2.84 (-0.62%)
Company name
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Basic Materials >
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
213.76B
Ent value
250.51B
Price/Sales
5.71
Price/Book
5.26
Div yield
1.32%
Div growth
9.10%
Growth years
28
FCF payout
52.84%
Trailing P/E
33.49
Forward P/E
25.30
PEG
1.93
EPS growth
-0.81%
1 year return
3.46%
3 year return
15.53%
5 year return
17.53%
10 year return
13.98%
Last updated: 2025-08-27

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share6.00
Dividend yield1.32%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.87%
Average yield1.41%
Minimum yield1.07%
Discount to avg yield-7.35%
Upside potential-6.85%
Yield as % of max yield70.41%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.32%
Current yield distribution68.97%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.07%
Yield at 90%1.22%
Yield at 80%1.26%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.40%
Yield at 20%1.57%
Yield at 10%1.65%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.87%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth28 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share6.00
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date4 Sep 2025
EPS (TTM)13.27
EPS (1y forward)18.02
EPS growth (5y)-0.81%
EPS growth (5y forward)17.34%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
LINS&P500
DGR MR7.91%-13.74%
DGR TTM8.17%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.81%5.24%
DGR 5 years9.10%5.40%
DGR 10 years7.83%7.07%
DGR 15 years8.50%6.12%
Time since last change announced200 days
EPS growth (5y)-0.81%
EPS growth (5y forward)17.34%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM40.92%52.84%
Average--
Forward33.29%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E33.49
Price to OCF22.88
Price to FCF43.24
Price to EBITDA17.35
EV to EBITDA20.33

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.71
Price to Book5.26
EV to Sales6.69

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count468.91M
EPS (TTM)13.27
FCF per share (TTM)10.28

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)37.46B
Gross profit (TTM)18.28B
Operating income (TTM)8.39B
Net income (TTM)6.38B
EPS (TTM)13.27
EPS (1y forward)18.02

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)48.81%
Operating margin (TTM)22.40%
Profit margin (TTM)17.04%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash5.19B
Net receivables5.13B
Total current assets13.46B
Goodwill27.11B
Intangible assets12.11B
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets82.55B
Accounts payable2.85B
Short/Current long term debt22.26B
Total current liabilities14.05B
Total liabilities41.94B
Shareholder's equity40.60B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)9.34B
Capital expenditures (TTM)4.40B
Free cash flow (TTM)4.94B
Dividends paid (TTM)2.61B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity15.72%
Return on Assets7.73%
Return on Invested Capital10.15%
Cash Return on Invested Capital7.86%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open462.49
Daily high463.24
Daily low455.38
Daily Volume4.37M
All-time high486.45
1y analyst estimate508.65
Beta0.93
EPS (TTM)13.27
Dividend per share6.00
Ex-div date4 Sep 2025
Next earnings date23 Oct 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
LINS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-6.29%-3.04%
Highest price drop-51.96%-56.47%
Date of highest drop20 Nov 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-9.49%-11.04%
Avg time to new high16 days12 days
Max time to new high753 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares) company logo
Marketcap
213.76B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the United States, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and internationally. 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, acetylene, etc. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations consist of air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries comprising healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
Employees
64842
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Stephen Angel
Country
USA
City
Guildford
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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