Linde plc
Linde plc is a public limited company formed under the laws of Ireland with its principal offices in the United Kingdom and United States. Linde is the largest industrial gas company worldwide and is a major technological innovator in the industrial gases industry.
$500.57
-$1.32 (-0.26%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
26.25% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 10.92%.
Revenue growth slowed to 3.0%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 32x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Net debt of $23.01B represents 4.5x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
32.3x earnings, 46.4x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$35.45B
▲ +3.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$7.24B
▲ +5.1% YoY
Op. Margin
26.45%
ROIC
11.10%
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$4.97B
▲ +3.3% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$10.49B
▲ +9.8% YoY
Net Debt
$23.11B
Cash & Equiv.
$4.90B
5Y CAGR: +4.5%
5Y CAGR: +4.8%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 30 Jun 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 1 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Linde (LIN) overvalued?
At a P/E of 32.3 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 46.4, Linde (LIN) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $135.84 per share, so at $500.57 the stock looks overvalued (72.9% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Linde scores 41/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.2%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Linde's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $135.84 per share for LIN, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $101.88. At today's $500.57, that puts the stock about 72.9% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Linde a high-quality business?+
Linde scores 41 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 26.5% operating margin and a 11.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Linde (LIN) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Linde pays a regular dividend of about $6.20 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.2% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 39.7% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Linde has grown the dividend at roughly 6.5% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For LIN's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Linde a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. LIN currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 41/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 1.2%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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