Linde plc(LIN)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

LIN•NASDAQ

$500.39

$231.88B mkt cap·34.3× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorBasic Materials IndustrySpecialty Chemicals Sub-IndustryIndustrial gases and hydrogen

AboutLinde plc operates as an industrial gas and engineering company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.Show more

Revenue$33.99B+3.0%
EBITDA$12.7B+2.6%
Net Income$6.9B+5.1%
EPS (Diluted)14.59+7.1%
Gross Margin43.33%+18.4%
EBITDA Margin37.36%-0.4%
Operating Margin26.29%+1.0%
Net Margin20.3%+2.0%
ROE17.41%+6.9%
ROIC11.27%-0.4%
Debt/Equity0.68+18.6%
Interest Coverage43.32+171.1%

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LIN Key Insights

Linde plc (LIN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 22.5%
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Good 3Y average ROE of 16.2%
✓Share count reduced 2.8% through buybacks
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 16.8%
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

LIN Price & Volume

Linde plc (LIN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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LIN Growth Metrics

Linde plc (LIN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years12.17%

5 Years4.52%

3 Years0.62%

TTM4.96%

Profit CAGR

10 Years16.12%

5 Years22.5%

3 Years18.48%

TTM7.77%

EPS CAGR

10 Years10.55%

5 Years25.37%

3 Years21.03%

TTM9.37%

Return on Capital

10 Years9.87%

5 Years11.22%

3 Years12.94%

Last Year13.02%

LIN Recent Earnings

Linde plc (LIN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 12/12 qtrs (100%)●Beat Revenue 4/12 qtrs (33%)

Q2 2026Latest

May 1, 2026

EPS

$4.33

Est $4.27

+1.4%

Revenue

$8.8B

Est $8.6B

+2.1%

Q1 2026

Feb 5, 2026

EPS

$4.20

Est $4.18

+0.5%

Revenue

$8.8B

Est $8.6B

+1.4%

Q4 2025

Oct 31, 2025

EPS

$4.21

Est $4.18

+0.7%

Revenue

$8.6B

Est $8.6B

-0.1%

Q3 2025

Aug 1, 2025

EPS

$4.09

Est $4.03

+1.5%

Revenue

$8.5B

Est $8.4B

+1.6%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	May 1, 2026	$4.33vs $4.27+1.4%	$8.8Bvs $8.6B+2.1%
Q1 2026	Feb 5, 2026	$4.20vs $4.18+0.5%	$8.8Bvs $8.6B+1.4%
Q4 2025	Oct 31, 2025	$4.21vs $4.18+0.7%	$8.6Bvs $8.6B-0.1%
Q3 2025	Aug 1, 2025	$4.09vs $4.03+1.5%	$8.5Bvs $8.4B+1.6%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

Company	Market Cap	Stock Price	P/E Ratio (TTM)	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	Return on Equity (ROE)	FCF Yield	Debt / Equity
APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.Direct Competitor	67.67B	303.93	-171.71	-0.52%	16.91%	11.85%		1.06
ALBAlbemarle CorporationDirect Competitor	22.93B	194.82	-33.82	-100%	-10.74%	-5.65%	3.02%
ECLEcolab Inc.Direct Competitor	72.77B	257.65	35.39	2.16%	12.91%	21.96%	2.62%	0.96
PPGPPG Industries, Inc.Direct Competitor	23.81B	106.41	15.38	0.19%	9.83%	31.06%	4.88%
SHWThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyDirect Competitor	77.06B	312.46	30.42	2.06%	10.86%	58.23%	3.44%	3.16
PXP10, Inc.Product Competitor	908.83M	7.55	47.19	22.63%	6.31%	3.86%	10.63%	0.88
AXTAAxalta Coating Systems Ltd.Product Competitor	5.8B	27.16	15.61	-3.01%	7.22%	15.54%	7.82%	1.42
CECelanese CorporationProduct Competitor	7.72B	69.00	-6.49	-7.16%	-10.79%	-21.51%	10.4%	2.89

Compare LIN vs Peers

Linde plc (LIN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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LIN Income Statement

Linde plc (LIN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Sales/Revenue	11.44B	14.84B	28.23B	27.24B	30.79B	33.36B	32.85B	33.01B	33.99B	34.66B
Revenue Growth %	8.57%	29.72%	90.27%	-3.49%	13.03%	8.35%	-1.53%	0.46%	2.97%	4.96%
Cost of Goods Sold	7.64B	10.85B	21.32B	20.01B	22.18B	23.65B	21.31B	20.92B	19.26B	18.72B
COGS % of Revenue	66.84%	73.13%	75.52%	73.45%	72.02%	70.9%	64.86%	63.39%	56.67%	-
Gross Profit	3.79B▲ 0%	3.99B▲ 5.1%	6.91B▲ 73.3%	7.23B▲ 4.7%	8.62B▲ 19.1%	9.71B▲ 12.7%	11.55B▲ 18.9%	12.08B▲ 4.6%	14.73B▲ 21.9%	15.94B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %	33.16%	26.87%	24.48%	26.55%	27.98%	29.1%	35.14%	36.61%	43.33%	45.99%
Gross Profit Growth %	6.76%	5.12%	73.33%	4.7%	19.09%	12.71%	18.91%	4.64%	21.88%	-
Operating Expenses	1.3B	1.74B	3.64B	3.35B	3.33B	3.25B	3.44B	3.49B	5.79B	5.96B
OpEx % of Revenue	11.37%	11.74%	12.9%	12.28%	10.82%	9.74%	10.47%	10.57%	17.04%	-
Selling, General & Admin	1.21B	1.63B	3.46B	3.19B	3.19B	3.11B	3.29B	3.34B	3.43B	3.54B
SG&A % of Revenue	10.55%	10.98%	12.25%	11.72%	10.36%	9.31%	10.03%	10.11%	10.1%	-
Research & Development	93M	113M	184M	152M	143M	143M	146M	150M	147M	147M
R&D % of Revenue	0.81%	0.76%	0.65%	0.56%	0.46%	0.43%	0.44%	0.45%	0.43%	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21B	3M
Operating Income	2.49B▲ 0%	2.24B▼ 10.0%	3.27B▲ 45.6%	3.89B▲ 19.0%	5.28B▲ 35.8%	6.46B▲ 22.3%	8.11B▲ 25.5%	8.6B▲ 6.0%	8.94B▲ 4.0%	9.98B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	21.79%	15.13%	11.58%	14.28%	17.16%	19.36%	24.67%	26.04%	26.29%	28.79%
Operating Income Growth %	7.65%	-9.95%	45.63%	19%	35.84%	22.28%	25.46%	6.05%	3.96%	-
EBITDA	3.68B	4.07B	7.94B	8.52B	9.92B	10.66B	11.92B	12.38B	12.7B	12.06B
EBITDA Margin %	32.14%	27.46%	28.14%	31.26%	32.21%	31.96%	36.28%	37.49%	37.36%	34.8%
EBITDA Growth %	6.95%	10.83%	94.97%	7.2%	16.48%	7.52%	11.79%	3.81%	2.61%	-3.67%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	1.18B	1.83B	4.67B	4.63B	4.63B	4.2B	3.82B	3.78B	3.76B	2.85B
EBIT	2.57B	5.29B	3.43B	3.5B	5.26B	5.74B	8.48B	9.14B	9.18B	9.46B
Net Interest Income	-282M	-158M	-387M	-59M	-119M	-75M	-291M	-344M	-183M	-274M
Interest Income	0	80M	112M	55M	40M	117M	197M	228M	29M	0
Interest Expense	282M	238M	499M	114M	159M	192M	488M	572M	212M	274M
Other Income/Expense	-158M	2.86B	-227M	-420M	-65M	-745M	50M	144M	36M	-791M
Pretax Income	2.33B▲ 0%	5.11B▲ 118.7%	3.04B▼ 40.4%	3.47B▲ 14.1%	5.22B▲ 50.4%	5.71B▲ 9.5%	8.15B▲ 42.7%	8.74B▲ 7.2%	8.97B▲ 2.7%	9.18B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	20.41%	34.41%	10.77%	12.73%	16.95%	17.13%	24.82%	26.48%	26.4%	26.5%
Income Tax	1.03B	817M	769M	847M	1.26B	1.43B	1.81B	2B	1.96B	2.02B
Effective Tax Rate %	43.96%	16%	25.29%	24.42%	24.19%	25.09%	22.24%	22.91%	21.8%	21.95%
Net Income	1.25B▲ 0%	4.38B▲ 251.3%	2.29B▼ 47.8%	2.5B▲ 9.5%	3.83B▲ 53.0%	4.15B▲ 8.4%	6.2B▲ 49.5%	6.57B▲ 5.9%	6.9B▲ 5.1%	7.13B▲ 0%
Net Margin %	10.9%	29.53%	8.09%	9.18%	12.42%	12.43%	18.87%	19.89%	20.3%	20.56%
Net Income Growth %	-16.87%	251.32%	-47.84%	9.45%	52.98%	8.39%	49.48%	5.9%	5.07%	7.77%
Net Income (Continuing)	1.31B	4.29B	2.27B	2.62B	3.96B	4.28B	6.34B	6.74B	7.01B	7.17B
Discontinued Operations	0	117M	109M	4M	5M	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	504M	5.5B	2.56B	2.27B	1.41B	1.36B	1.38B	1.4B	1.5B	13M
EPS (Diluted)	4.32▲ 0%	13.11▲ 203.5%	4.19▼ 68.0%	4.71▲ 12.4%	7.33▲ 55.6%	8.23▲ 12.3%	12.59▲ 53.0%	13.62▲ 8.2%	14.59▲ 7.1%	15.28▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	-17.08%	203.47%	-68.04%	12.41%	55.63%	12.28%	52.98%	8.18%	7.12%	9.37%
EPS (Basic)	4.36	13.26	4.22	4.75	7.40	8.30	12.70	13.71	14.67	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	289.11M	334.13M	545.17M	531.16M	521.88M	504.04M	492.29M	482.09M	468.7M	466.32M
Basic Shares Outstanding	286.26M	330.4M	541.09M	526.74M	516.9M	499.74M	488.19M	478.77M	466.25M	464.05M
Dividend Payout Ratio	72.25%	26.61%	82.76%	81.09%	57.21%	56.52%	40.04%	40.44%	40.75%	-

LIN Balance Sheet

Linde plc (LIN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Total Current Assets	3.29B	17.27B	10.35B	10.92B	10.16B	13.05B	12.62B	12.95B	13.32B	12.75B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	617M	4.47B	2.7B	3.75B	2.82B	5.44B	4.66B	4.85B	5.06B	3.96B
Cash Only	617M	4.47B	2.7B	3.75B	2.82B	5.44B	4.66B	4.85B	5.06B	3.96B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	1.8B	4.83B	4.96B	4.59B	4.83B	4.91B	5.09B	5.06B	5.24B	5.32B
Days Sales Outstanding	57.57	118.83	64.2	61.5	57.24	53.69	56.57	55.98	56.22	56.89
Inventory	614M	1.65B	1.7B	1.73B	1.73B	1.98B	2.12B	1.95B	2.06B	2.08B
Days Inventory Outstanding	29.31	55.54	29.05	31.54	28.52	30.52	36.23	33.95	38.94	40.88
Other Current Assets	65M	5.79B	474M	335M	247M	128M	166M	508M	979M	1.39B
Total Non-Current Assets	17.15B	76.11B	76.26B	77.31B	71.45B	66.61B	68.19B	67.2B	73.49B	73.56B
Property, Plant & Equipment	12.06B	29.72B	29.06B	28.71B	26B	23.55B	25.49B	25.76B	28.26B	28.56B
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.95x	0.50x	0.97x	0.95x	1.18x	1.42x	1.29x	1.28x	1.20x	1.25x
Goodwill	3.23B	26.87B	27.02B	28.2B	27.04B	25.82B	26.75B	25.94B	27.93B	27.88B
Intangible Assets	553M	16.22B	16.14B	16.18B	13.8B	12.42B	12.4B	11.33B	11.87B	11.67B
Long-Term Investments	739M	1.91B	2.07B	2.08B	2.64B	2.53B	2.38B	2.24B	0	299M
Other Non-Current Assets	371M	876M	1.73B	1.86B	1.72B	2.06B	948M	1.94B	5.43B	21.58B
Total Assets	20.44B▲ 0%	93.39B▲ 357.0%	86.61B▼ 7.3%	88.23B▲ 1.9%	81.61B▼ 7.5%	79.66B▼ 2.4%	80.81B▲ 1.4%	80.15B▼ 0.8%	86.82B▲ 8.3%	86.31B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover	0.56x	0.16x	0.33x	0.31x	0.38x	0.42x	0.41x	0.41x	0.39x	0.40x
Asset Growth %	5.71%	356.97%	-7.25%	1.87%	-7.51%	-2.39%	1.45%	-0.82%	8.32%	24.17%
Total Current Liabilities	3.31B	12.96B	12.16B	13.74B	13.64B	16.48B	15.72B	14.54B	15.2B	15.39B
Accounts Payable	922M	3.22B	3.27B	3.1B	3.5B	3B	3.02B	2.51B	2.81B	2.66B
Days Payables Outstanding	44.02	108.29	55.92	56.46	57.65	46.22	51.73	43.73	53.25	52.21
Short-Term Debt	1.22B	3.01B	3.26B	4B	2.87B	5.72B	5.98B	6.28B	6.31B	4.82B
Deferred Revenue (Current)	9M	1.79B	1.76B	1.77B	2.94B	3.07B	1.9B	1.19B	1.23B	3.77B
Other Current Liabilities	694M	5.19B	2.51B	3.37B	2.89B	3.19B	3.22B	1.27B	4.85B	10.57B
Current Ratio	0.99x	1.33x	0.85x	0.80x	0.74x	0.79x	0.80x	0.89x	0.88x	0.88x
Quick Ratio	0.81x	1.21x	0.71x	0.67x	0.62x	0.67x	0.67x	0.76x	0.74x	0.74x
Cash Conversion Cycle	42.87	66.08	37.34	36.58	28.11	38	41.07	46.19	41.91	45.56
Total Non-Current Liabilities	10.61B	23.33B	22.82B	24.91B	22.52B	21.79B	24B	26.11B	31.88B	30.83B
Long-Term Debt	7.78B	12.29B	10.69B	12.15B	11.34B	12.2B	13.4B	15.34B	20.68B	19.86B
Capital Lease Obligations	4M	81M	716M	794M	747M	654M	715M	756M	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.17B	2.29B	-7.24B	-7.24B	-7B	0	5.75B	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	2.82B	3.35B	11.41B	11.96B	10.44B	8.94B	3.09B	10.02B	11.2B	43.77B
Total Liabilities	13.91B	36.29B	34.98B	38.65B	36.16B	38.27B	39.72B	40.66B	47.08B	46.22B
Total Debt	9B	15.3B	14.93B	17.22B	15.22B	18.79B	20.32B	22.61B	26.99B	24.68B
Net Debt	8.38B	10.83B	12.23B	13.47B	12.39B	13.36B	15.65B	17.76B	21.93B	20.72B
Debt / Equity	1.38x	0.27x	0.29x	0.35x	0.33x	0.45x	0.49x	0.57x	0.68x	0.68x
Debt / EBITDA	2.45x	3.75x	1.88x	2.02x	1.53x	1.76x	1.70x	1.83x	2.13x	2.05x
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.28x	2.66x	1.54x	1.58x	1.25x	1.25x	1.31x	1.44x	1.73x	1.73x
Interest Coverage	9.11x	22.21x	6.87x	30.68x	33.07x	29.87x	17.37x	15.98x	43.32x	34.52x
Total Equity	6.52B▲ 0%	57.1B▲ 775.4%	51.63B▼ 9.6%	49.58B▼ 4.0%	45.44B▼ 8.4%	41.39B▼ 8.9%	41.09B▼ 0.7%	39.49B▼ 3.9%	39.74B▲ 0.6%	40.08B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	19.63%	775.44%	-9.56%	-3.98%	-8.35%	-8.92%	-0.71%	-3.91%	0.64%	2.03%
Book Value per Share	22.56	170.88	94.71	93.35	87.07	82.11	83.48	81.91	84.79	85.95
Total Shareholders' Equity	6.02B	51.6B	49.07B	47.32B	44.03B	40.03B	39.72B	38.09B	38.24B	38.57B
Common Stock	4M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M
Retained Earnings	13.22B	16.53B	16.84B	17.18B	18.71B	20.54B	8.85B	12.63B	16.61B	17.64B
Treasury Stock	-7.2B	-629M	-3.16B	-5.37B	-9.81B	-14.74B	-3.13B	-7.25B	-11.56B	0
Accumulated OCI	-4.1B	-4.46B	-4.81B	-4.69B	-5.05B	-5.78B	-5.8B	-6.89B	-6.23B	-6.15B
Minority Interest	504M	5.5B	2.56B	2.27B	1.41B	1.36B	1.38B	1.4B	1.5B	13M

LIN Cash Flow Statement

Linde plc (LIN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	3.04B	3.7B	6.19B	7.43B	9.72B	8.86B	9.3B	9.42B	10.35B	10.35B
Operating CF Margin %	26.59%	24.95%	21.92%	27.27%	31.58%	26.57%	28.32%	28.55%	30.45%	-
Operating CF Growth %	9.66%	21.74%	67.15%	20.05%	30.91%	-8.85%	4.98%	1.27%	9.84%	34.09%
Net Income	1.31B	4.29B	2.27B	2.62B	3.96B	4.28B	6.2B	6.57B	6.94B	7.13B
Depreciation & Amortization	1.18B	1.83B	4.67B	4.63B	4.63B	4.2B	3.82B	3.78B	3.76B	3.8B
Stock-Based Compensation	59M	62M	95M	133M	128M	107M	141M	0	133M	132M
Deferred Taxes	634M	-248M	-314M	-222M	6M	-319M	-84M	-142M	-318M	-319M
Other Non-Cash Items	-52M	-2.43B	-452M	34M	-72M	789M	-284M	291M	144M	-486M
Working Capital Changes	-92M	202M	-88M	236M	1.07B	-198M	-483M	-1.07B	-313M	207M
Change in Receivables	-92M	-124M	80M	19M	-553M	-423M	-86M	-160M	-122M	-253M
Change in Inventory	-22M	-4M	-81M	18M	-129M	-347M	-127M	56M	47M	-10M
Change in Payables	-46M	383M	-174M	109M	447M	307M	-102M	-277M	351M	351M
Cash from Investing	-1.31B	5.34B	1.13B	-2.99B	-3.01B	-3.09B	-4.67B	-4.64B	-5.72B	-5.74B
Capital Expenditures	-1.31B	-1.88B	-3.68B	-3.4B	-3.09B	-3.17B	-3.79B	-4.5B	-5.26B	-5.33B
CapEx % of Revenue	11.46%	12.69%	13.04%	12.48%	10.02%	9.51%	11.53%	13.63%	15.48%	-
Acquisitions	-3M	7.25B	4.87B	414M	79M	85M	-883M	-317M	-412M	-453M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	30M	-23M	-60M	0	0	0	0	170M	-48M	50M
Cash from Financing	-1.66B	-5B	-8.99B	-3.35B	-7.59B	-3.09B	-5.4B	-4.36B	-4.55B	-6.13B
Debt Issued (Net)	-771M	-2.91B	-1.26B	1.31B	-514M	4.47B	1.06B	3.17B	2.91B	1.42B
Equity Issued (Net)	108M	-599M	-2.66B	-2.41B	-4.56B	-5.13B	-3.96B	-4.45B	-4.58B	-3.48B
Dividends Paid	-901M	-1.17B	-1.89B	-2.03B	-2.19B	-2.34B	-2.48B	-2.65B	-2.81B	-2.84B
Share Repurchases	-12M	-599M	-2.66B	-2.46B	-4.61B	-5.17B	-3.96B	-4.48B	-4.6B	-3.49B
Other Financing	-92M	-323M	-3.18B	-220M	-323M	-88M	-20M	-420M	-76M	-1.23B
Net Change in Cash	93M▲ 0%	3.99B▲ 4186.0%	-1.77B▼ 144.3%	1.05B▲ 159.7%	-931M▼ 188.3%	2.61B▲ 380.7%	-772M▼ 129.5%	186M▲ 124.1%	206M▲ 10.8%	-1.33B▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow	1.73B▲ 0%	1.82B▲ 5.1%	2.51B▲ 37.8%	4.03B▲ 60.8%	6.64B▲ 64.8%	5.69B▼ 14.3%	5.52B▼ 3.0%	4.93B▼ 10.7%	5.09B▲ 3.3%	5.1B▲ 0%
FCF Margin %	15.13%	12.26%	8.88%	14.79%	21.56%	17.06%	16.8%	14.92%	14.97%	14.7%
FCF Growth %	32.26%	5.14%	37.77%	60.77%	64.78%	-14.28%	-3.04%	-10.73%	3.31%	3.77%
FCF per Share	5.98	5.44	4.60	7.59	12.72	11.29	11.21	10.22	10.86	10.86
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.44x	0.85x	2.71x	2.97x	2.54x	2.14x	1.50x	1.44x	1.50x	0.72x
Interest Paid	184M	214M	275M	322M	233M	170M	451M	443M	0	0
Taxes Paid	565M	-757M	1.36B	1.07B	1.71B	1.74B	1.96B	2.22B	0	0

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Metric	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)	20.83%	13.77%	4.2%	4.94%	8.05%	9.55%	15.03%	16.29%	17.41%	17.82%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.74%	4.06%	3.72%	4.6%	6.56%	8.61%	10.9%	11.31%	11.27%	11.27%
Gross Margin	33.16%	26.87%	24.48%	26.55%	27.98%	29.1%	35.14%	36.61%	43.33%	45.99%
Net Margin	10.9%	29.53%	8.09%	9.18%	12.42%	12.43%	18.87%	19.89%	20.3%	20.56%
Debt / Equity	1.38x	0.27x	0.29x	0.35x	0.33x	0.45x	0.49x	0.57x	0.68x	0.68x
Interest Coverage	9.11x	22.21x	6.87x	30.68x	33.07x	29.87x	17.37x	15.98x	43.32x	34.52x
FCF Conversion	2.44x	0.85x	2.71x	2.97x	2.54x	2.14x	1.50x	1.44x	1.50x	0.72x
Revenue Growth	8.57%	29.72%	90.27%	-3.49%	13.03%	8.35%	-1.53%	0.46%	2.97%	4.96%

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Feb 5, 2026·SEC

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Dec 3, 2025·SEC

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Nov 20, 2025·SEC

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Feb 25, 2026·SEC

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Feb 26, 2025·SEC

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Feb 28, 2024·SEC

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May 1, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 31, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 1, 2025·SEC

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Growth & Financials

Linde plc (LIN) reported $34.66B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 679% increase from $4.45B in 1996.

Linde plc (LIN) grew revenue by 3.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Linde plc (LIN) is profitable, generating $7.13B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (20.3% net margin).

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Yes, Linde plc (LIN) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.20%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Linde plc (LIN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Linde plc (LIN) generated $5.10B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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