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Linde plc
LIN
NASDAQ·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $246.8B
$546.64
▲ +2.45%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$387.78 - $547.17
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Price action
Price chart
Up 11.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Global scale and distribution network with 145+ years of operational history
- Integrated business model combining gas production with engineering expertise
- High switching costs and long-term customer contracts in essential industries
- Technological leadership in gas separation and specialty gas production
- Diversified customer base across 400,000+ accounts spanning multiple industries
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
- Significant premium - growth priced in
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing demand for hydrogen as clean energy transition accelerates
Value
Significant premium - growth priced in
Momentum
Strong
+6.2% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.16% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LIN right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 29, 2026
MAY 1, 2026
Reported EPS of $4.33 vs $4.27 consensus (+1.4% surprise). Revenue of $8.8B vs $8.6B expected (+2.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+1.4%
Next: Apr 29, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
+0%
+3%
+3%
+6%
+8%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$8.3B
$8.4B
$8.3B
$8.1B
$8.5B
$8.6B
$8.8B
$8.8B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
48.5%
Operating
37.2%
Profit
21.1%
Wall Street consensus
5 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$575.00
▲ +5.2% vs $546.64
Latest: Citi · Jun 24, 2026
5 analysts covering