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LIN
Linde plc, Materials
$514.24
+2.20% on the day
Close of Fri, Oct 30, 2026
+7.9% over 3M
2026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
Market cap$237.1B
Last close$514.24
Day move+2.20%
Nasdaq 100
Linde plc, Materials
$514.24
+2.20% on the day
Close of Fri, Oct 30, 2026
| Quarter ending | Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | Dec 2025* | Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | Dec 2024* | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.3B | $8.8B | $8.8B | $8.6B | $8.5B | $8.1B | $8.3B | $8.4B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 27.5% | 27.8% | 23.0% | 27.5% | 27.7% | 26.9% | 27.4% | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 20.8% | 21.1% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 20.8% | 20.6% | 20.8% | 18.5% |
| EPS, diluted | $4.15 | $3.98 | $3.28 | $4.09 | $3.73 | $3.51 | $3.61 | $3.22 |
From the company's SEC filings, newest first. * A fiscal fourth quarter: the year's 10-K less its first three quarters.
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| Measure | LIN | Higher than |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield (earnings ÷ price) | 3.1% | 54% |
| Book yield (book value ÷ price) | 16.5% | 69% |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.1% | 46% |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% | 77% |
| Revenue growth, a year | 3.0% | 16% |
| EPS growth, a year | 7.3% | 43% |
| Return on equity | 18.5% | 44% |
| Return on assets | 8.2% | 42% |
| Net margin | 20.4% |
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| 55% |
| Liabilities ÷ assets | 54.0% | 51% |
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| Past year, skipping last month | 10.1% | 51% |
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| Past 6 months, skipping last month | -7.0% | 36% |
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| Volatility, a year's worth | 14.9% | 0% |
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"Higher than" is the share of the 100 with a lower figure. Financial figures from SEC filings, market figures from daily closes. Dividend yield and beta are under Valuation below.
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Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. The company 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, and acetylene. It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants.
From Yahoo Finance, linde.com
UBS Adjusts Linde Price Target to $585 From $574, Maintains Buy RatingMT Newswires, Oct 30
LIN Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Restructuring and Growth OutlookZacks, Oct 30RBC Raises Price Target on Linde to $568 From $549, Keeps Outperform RatingMT Newswires, Oct 30
Linde (LIN) Beat On Adjusted Earnings, Is It Still Below Fair Value?Simply Wall St., Oct 30Bernstein Adjusts Price Target on Linde to $569 From $562MT Newswires, Oct 30BNP Paribas Adjusts Price Target on Linde to $580 From $570MT Newswires, Oct 30Linde PLC (LIN) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Sales, Profit and EPS Amid ...GuruFocus.com, Oct 29
Linde plc Q3 2026 Earnings Call SummaryMoby, Oct 29
Linde Q3 Earnings Call HighlightsMarketBeat, Oct 29
Linde (LIN) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptMotley Fool, Oct 29Headlines are the outlets' views, not ours. Read the date before the headline. More on Yahoo Finance
UBS Adjusts Linde Price Target to $585 From $574, Maintains Buy RatingMT Newswires, Oct 30LIN Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Restructuring and Growth OutlookZacks, Oct 30RBC Raises Price Target on Linde to $568 From $549, Keeps Outperform RatingMT Newswires, Oct 30Linde (LIN) Beat On Adjusted Earnings, Is It Still Below Fair Value?Simply Wall St., Oct 30Bernstein Adjusts Price Target on Linde to $569 From $562MT Newswires, Oct 30Headlines are the outlets' views, not ours. Read the date before the headline. More on Yahoo Finance
Open-market buys and sells are the ones that say something; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine.
Every transaction, in AdvancedSEC Form 4, public domain. A sale filled at several prices is one line at its average price. All Form 4s on EDGAR
Open-market buys and sells are the ones that say something; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +18 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Grant HughDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +72 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | Bought on the market | +100 | $479.12 | $47.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Grant HughDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +64 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +16 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Innocenzi StefanosSVP, Linde Engineering | Units vested | +4,035 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Innocenzi StefanosSVP, Linde Engineering | Tax withholding | −2,062 | $507.90 | $1.0M | Form 4 ↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | Wood Robert LDirector | Sold on the market | −4,335 | $506.39 | $2.2M | Form 4 ↗ |
| May 14, 2026 | Wood Robert LDirector | Sold on the market | −880 | $508.76 | $448K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +17 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Grant HughDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +69 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | Sold on the market | −6,520 | $477.27average | $3.1M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | Option exercise | +7,045 | $173.13 | $1.2M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | Tax withholding | −4,639 | $476.54 | $2.2M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sold on the market10b5-1 plan | −4,357 | $480.79 | $2.1M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Units vested | +938 | — | — | 4/A ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +548 | — | — | 4/A ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +195 | — | — | 4/A ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | Units vested | +13,876 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | Tax withholding | −6,431 | $484.74 | $3.1M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +8,136 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +2,870 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +3,098 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | White Matthew JCFO | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +25,259 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | Units vested | +1,102 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | Tax withholding | −564 | $484.74 | $273K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +642 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +230 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +1,123 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Pfann OliverSVP, EMEA | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +9,149 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Units vested | +938 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Tax withholding | −207 | $484.74 | $100K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +548 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +195 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +732 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +5,967 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | Units vested | +33,922 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | Tax withholding | −15,555 | $484.74 | $7.5M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +19,892 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +7,015 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +7,328 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Lamba SanjivChairman & CEO, Director | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +59,746 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Innocenzi StefanosSVP, Linde Engineering | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +749 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Innocenzi StefanosSVP, Linde Engineering | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +6,106 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | Units vested | +1,547 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | −527 | $484.74 | $255K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +907 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +320 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +293 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Hoyt Kelcey EPrincipal Accounting Officer | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +2,387 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | Units vested | +4,632 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | Tax withholding | −2,076 | $484.74 | $1.0M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +2,712 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +960 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +1,308 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Glazer BenjaminSVP, Americas | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +10,661 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | Units vested | +7,716 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | Tax withholding | −3,602 | $484.74 | $1.7M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +4,526 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +1,595 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +2,857 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Durbin SeanEVP, COO | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +23,290 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Units vested | +8,122 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Tax withholding | −3,765 | $484.74 | $1.8M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +4,762 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +1,680 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +1,830 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +14,917 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | Units vested | +1,247 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | Tax withholding | −407 | $484.74 | $197K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (ROC) | +727 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | AwardPerformance Share Units (RTSR) | +260 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +503 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Bacher DesireeSVP, Chief HR Officer | AwardStock Options (right to buy) | +4,098 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Wood Robert LDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Weisser AlbertoDirector | Units vested | +470 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Weisser AlbertoDirector | Tax withholding | −12 | $484.74 | $5.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Weisser AlbertoDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Reynolds Paula RosputDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +20 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Ossadnik VictoriaDirector | Units vested | +470 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Ossadnik VictoriaDirector | Tax withholding | −38 | $484.74 | $18.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Ossadnik VictoriaDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Kaeser JosefDirector | Units vested | +470 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Kaeser JosefDirector | Tax withholding | −50 | $484.74 | $24.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Kaeser JosefDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Grant HughDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Grant HughDirector | AwardDeferred Stock Units | +79 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Enders ThomasDirector | Units vested | +470 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Enders ThomasDirector | Tax withholding | −51 | $484.74 | $24.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Enders ThomasDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Achleitner Ann-KristinDirector | Units vested | +470 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Achleitner Ann-KristinDirector | Tax withholding | −32 | $484.74 | $15.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Achleitner Ann-KristinDirector | AwardRestricted Stock Units | +473 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Option exercise | +1,525 | $173.13 | $264K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Tax withholding | −526 | $502.52 | $264K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Patwari BinodSVP - APAC | Sold on the market | −999 | $502.77 | $502K | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Option exercise | +26,980 | $176.63 | $4.8M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Tax withholding | −17,525 | $480.18 | $8.4M | Form 4 ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Bichara GuillermoExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sold on the market | −9,455 | $480.45 | $4.5M | Form 4 ↗ |
SEC Form 4, public domain. A sale filled at several prices is one line at its average price. All Form 4s on EDGAR
Beat the forecast in 2 of the last 4 quarters.
The stock's move is from the close before the report to the close after it.