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    Linde PLC

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    Last price US$512.91
    Market cap US$246.2b
    12M price change 8.66%
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    Linde PLC Overview

    Industry: Specialty Chemicals

    Sector: Basic Materials

    Linde plc operates as an industrial gas 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 air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom. Linde plc operates as an industrial gas 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 Read More

    Mavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for Linde PLC into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed May 01, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Revenue was $8,781M (reported); EPS was $3.98 (+11% YoY).

    Revenue $8,781M reported
    EPS $3.98 +11% YoY
    Operating income $2.4B reported
    Net income $1,857M reported

    What changed

    • Revenue reported to $8,781M; EPS +11% YoY to $3.98.
    • Capital return update: free cash flow $898M.

    Guidance / outlook

    the company expects adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $17.60 to $17.90, up 7% to 9%, assuming favorable currency of 1%.

    Earnings release Open filing

    Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.

    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q May 01, 2026 SEC filing FORM 8-K May 01, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Feb 25, 2026 SEC filing FORM 8-K Feb 05, 2026 Earnings release PRESS RELEASE Feb 05, 2026 Earnings release PRESS RELEASE Oct 31, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Oct 31, 2025 SEC filing FORM 8-K Oct 31, 2025 Earnings release PRESS RELEASE Aug 01, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Aug 01, 2025 SEC filing FORM 8-K Aug 01, 2025

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 5.00/5
    Linde PLC boasts a high score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co Martin Marietta Materials Inc
    In Specialty Chemicals industry , NEWMARKET CORP , Sherwin-Williams Co , Hawkins Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 3.58/5
    Linde PLC stands out with a superior score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, surpassing the sector median value and showcasing its strong performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co Martin Marietta Materials Inc
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b
    Martin Marie... MLM US$34.9b

    Net Margin

    Score 4.56/5
    Linde PLC commands a high score, propelled by its net margin consistently outpacing the sector median value and exhibiting continuous growth in recent six years; noteworthy counterparts in the sector, boasting similarly high scores, include NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co Martin Marietta Materials Inc
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b
    Martin Marie... MLM US$34.9b

    Share Buyback

    In Specialty Chemicals industry , NEWMARKET CORP , Sherwin-Williams Co , Hawkins Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 2.37/5
    Linde PLC registers a lower score in the category as a result of its elevated leverage ratio over the past six years compared to the sector median value. Conversely, other companies in the same sector, including NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co Martin Marietta Materials Inc have achieved high scores.
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b
    Martin Marie... MLM US$34.9b

    Financial Statements

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    Linde PLC

    US$512.91

    US$90.44

    -82.4% vs price

    US$246.2b

    -0.12%

    8.66%