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, syn… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: January 11, 2002
Headquarters: Forge, 43 Church Street West, Woking, United Kingdom, GU21 6HT
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$529.79
Market Cap
$242.99B
Float
461.0M
Shares Outstanding
462.3M
P/E (Forward)
29.50
P/E (TTM)
34.97
Price/Sales (TTM)
7.01
vs. Analyst Target
+3.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
20.44%
Operating Margin (TTM)
28.47%
Revenue (TTM)
$34.65B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
13.40%
Dividend Rate
6.4%
Analyst Target Price
$547.32 (28 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$27.24B
$2.50B
$7.23B
$8.12B
2021
$30.79B
$3.83B
$8.62B
$9.89B
2022
$33.36B
$4.15B
$9.71B
$9.94B
2023
$32.85B
$6.20B
$11.55B
$12.29B
2024
$33.01B
$6.57B
$12.08B
$12.92B
2025
$33.99B
$6.90B
$14.73B
$12.95B
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$8.49B
$1.77B
Sep 2025
$8.62B
$1.93B
Dec 2025
$8.76B
$1.57B
Mar 2026
$8.78B
$1.86B
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.2%
Institutional Ownership
89.3%
Short Float
1.6%
% of All Funds Holding
25.73%
Number of Funds Holding
2,115
Current Moving Averages
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Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$515.42
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$472.02
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$465.81
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$423.22
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$476.34
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$468.22
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$444.61
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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