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After finishing at $439.98 in the prior trading day, Linde Plc (NASDAQ: LIN) closed at $440.04, up 0.01%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.33 million shares were traded. LIN stock price reached its highest trading level at $444.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $437.77.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LIN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 45.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.
On November 03, 2025, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $500.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on June 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $535.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when Lamba Sanjiv bought 2,520 shares for $396.68 per share. The transaction valued at 999,634 led to the insider holds 90,794 shares of the business.
ANGEL STEPHEN F sold 50,309 shares of LIN for $23,815,274 on Aug 07 ’25. The Director now owns 480,543 shares after completing the transaction at $473.38 per share. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, ANGEL STEPHEN F, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 50,309 shares for $473.38 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LIN now has a Market Capitalization of 206338949120 and an Enterprise Value of 228362207232. As of this moment, Linde’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.816 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.366.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LIN is 0.84, which has changed by 0.009128451 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LIN has reached a high of $486.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $387.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.79M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2227770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 466.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 464.55M. Insiders hold about 0.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.72% stake in the company. Shares short for LIN as of 1767139200 were 7747437 with a Short Ratio of 2.77, compared to 1764288000 on 6758131. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7747437 and a Short% of Float of 1.66.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LIN’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.89, compared to 6.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013386971. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.32. The current Payout Ratio is 40.83% for LIN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Linde Plc (LIN) involves the perspectives of 20.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.25, with high estimates of $4.35 and low estimates of $4.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.48 and $16.37 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.42. EPS for the following year is $17.83, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $18.19 and $17.3.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $8.64B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.02B to a low estimate of $8.5B. As of. The current estimate, Linde Plc’s year-ago sales were $8.28BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.55B. There is a high estimate of $8.83B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.24B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LIN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $34.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $33.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $33.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $33.01BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $35.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $37.21B and the low estimate is $34.36B.
