$493.22
+0.52
(+0.11%)
As of Oct 15, 2026, 10:48 PM EDT
Price history
Today's analyst average
Analyst average over timeIndividual analyst targets
Analyst history starts Feb 20, 2026, the first target we tracked for LIN.
Linde plc (LIN) is trading up at $493.22 (+0.11%) on NASDAQ, as of the latest quote. It is a S&P 500 constituent in the Materials sector.
Analyst price targets on LIN
Current price targets from 7 firms average $555, median $549, ranging from $532 to $600 — the average is 13% above the current $493. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
- RBC Capital Markets $493 → $549 by Oct 2027 Oct 15, 2026 via MarketBeat · RBC Capital Markets's track record
- Citi $484 → $560 by Oct 2027 Oct 7, 2026 via GuruFocus · Citi's track record
- Argus Research $469 → $538 by Oct 2027 Oct 1, 2026 via AD HOC NEWS · Argus Research's track record
- Bernstein $466 → $563 by Sep 2027 Sep 11, 2026 via Investing.com · Bernstein's track record
- BMO Capital Markets $492 → $546 by Aug 2027 Aug 10, 2026 via MarketBeat · BMO Capital Markets's track record
- Citi $480 → $580 by Aug 2027 Aug 3, 2026 via GuruFocus · Citi's track record
- Bernstein $480 → $564 by Aug 2027 Aug 3, 2026 via GuruFocus · Bernstein's track record
- RBC Capital Markets $480 → $553 by Aug 2027 Aug 3, 2026 via GuruFocus · RBC Capital Markets's track record
- Bernstein $513 → $599 by Jul 2027 Jul 17, 2026 via GuruFocus · Bernstein's track record
- Bernstein $513 → $559 by Jul 2027 Jul 17, 2026 via marketscreener.com · Bernstein's track record
- UBS $496 → $600 by Jun 2027 Jun 2, 2026 via Investing.com · UBS's track record
- BMO Capital Markets $497 → $560 by Jun 2027 Jun 1, 2026 via Yahoo Finance · BMO Capital Markets's track record
Targets published by research firms, extracted from the news, checked against independent reporting, and linked to their source. Where a firm did not state a horizon the target is tracked as 12 months, the industry convention; the rows where the firm set its own horizon are marked. Reported here as facts about what was published — not recommendations from Dalsna Finance, and no firm listed is affiliated with this site.
Linde plc revenue & net income history (FY2016–FY2025)
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)
| FY2016Dec 2016 | FY2017Dec 2017 | FY2018Dec 2018 | FY2019Dec 2019 | FY2020Dec 2020 | FY2021Dec 2021 | FY2022Dec 2022 | FY2023Dec 2023 | FY2024Dec 2024 | FY2025Dec 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $10.5B | $11.4B | $14.8B | $28.2B | $27.2B | $30.8B | $33.4B | $32.9B | $33.0B | $34.0B |
| Growth (year over year) | — | +7.8% | +30.6% | +90.3% | −3.5% | +13.0% | +8.3% | −1.5% | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| Gross profit | — | $4.98B | $5.82B | $11.6B | $11.9B | $13.3B | $13.9B | $15.4B | $15.9B | $16.6B |
| Gross margin | — | 43.8% | 39.2% | 41.0% | 43.5% | 43.0% | 41.7% | 46.8% | 48.1% | 48.8% |
| Operating income | $2.25B | $2.44B | $5.25B | $2.93B | $3.32B | $4.98B | $5.37B | $8.02B | $8.63B | $8.92B |
| Operating margin | 21.3% | 21.5% | 35.4% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 26.3% |
| Net income | $1.50B | $1.25B | $4.38B | $2.29B | $2.50B | $3.83B | $4.15B | $6.20B | $6.57B | $6.90B |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 11.0% | 29.5% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 20.3% |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.21 | $4.32 | $13.11 | $4.19 | $4.71 | $7.33 | $8.23 | $12.59 | $13.62 | $14.61 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $524.0M | $617.0M | $4.47B | $2.70B | $3.75B | $2.82B | $5.44B | $4.66B | $4.85B | $5.06B |
| Total assets | — | $20.4B | $93.4B | $86.6B | $88.2B | $81.6B | $79.7B | $80.8B | $80.1B | $86.8B |
| Total liabilities | — | $13.9B | $36.3B | $35.0B | $38.6B | $36.2B | $38.3B | $39.7B | $40.7B | $47.1B |
| Long-term debt | — | $7.78B | $12.3B | $10.7B | $12.2B | $11.3B | $12.2B | $13.4B | $15.3B | $20.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.44B | $6.02B | $51.6B | $49.1B | $47.3B | $44.0B | $40.0B | $39.7B | $38.1B | $38.2B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $2.79B | $3.04B | $3.65B | $6.12B | $7.43B | $9.72B | $8.86B | $9.30B | $9.42B | $10.3B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.47B | $1.31B | $1.88B | $3.68B | $3.40B | $3.09B | $3.17B | $3.79B | $4.50B | $5.26B |
| Free cash flow | $1.32B | $1.73B | $1.77B | $2.44B | $4.03B | $6.64B | $5.69B | $5.52B | $4.93B | $5.09B |
| Dividends paid | $856.0M | $901.0M | $1.17B | $1.89B | $2.03B | $2.19B | $2.34B | $2.48B | $2.65B | $2.81B |
| Share buybacks | $228.0M | $12.0M | $599.0M | $2.66B | $2.46B | $4.61B | $5.17B | $3.96B | $4.48B | $4.60B |
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)
| Q3 FY24Sep 2024 | Q4 FY24†Dec 2024 | Q1 FY25Mar 2025 | Q2 FY25Jun 2025 | Q3 FY25Sep 2025 | Q4 FY25†Dec 2025 | Q1 FY26Mar 2026 | Q2 FY26Jun 2026 | |
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| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $8.36B | $8.28B | $8.11B | $8.49B | $8.62B | $8.76B | $8.78B | $9.29B |
| Growth (year over year) | +2.5% | −0.2% | +0.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +5.8% | +8.2% | +9.3% |
| Gross profit | $4.00B | $3.96B | $3.96B | $4.19B | $4.24B | $4.22B | $4.26B | $4.43B |
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 47.8% | 48.8% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 48.1% | 48.5% | 47.7% |
| Operating income | $2.09B | $2.27B | $2.18B | $2.35B | $2.37B | $2.02B | $2.44B | $2.55B |
| Operating margin | 25.0% | 27.4% | 26.9% | 27.7% | 27.5% | 23.0% | 27.8% | 27.5% |
| Net income | $1.55B | $1.73B | $1.67B | $1.77B | $1.93B | $1.53B | $1.86B | $1.93B |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 20.8% | 20.6% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 17.5% | 21.1% | 20.8% |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.22 | $3.61 | $3.51 | $3.73 | $4.09 | $3.28 | $3.98 | $4.15 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $5.19B | $4.85B | $5.29B | $4.79B | $4.51B | $5.06B | $3.96B | $4.90B |
| Total assets | $82.5B | $80.1B | $82.7B | $86.1B | $86.0B | $86.8B | $86.3B | $88.3B |
| Total liabilities | $41.9B | $40.7B | $43.2B | $46.1B | $45.9B | $47.1B | $46.2B | $47.7B |
| Long-term debt | $17.5B | $15.3B | $17.6B | $19.7B | $18.6B | $20.7B | $19.9B | $20.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $39.2B | $38.1B | $38.0B | $38.5B | $38.6B | $38.2B | $38.6B | $39.1B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $2.73B | $2.81B | $2.16B | $2.21B | $2.95B | $3.03B | $2.24B | $2.27B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.07B | $1.25B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.28B | $1.46B | $1.34B | $1.44B |
| Free cash flow | $1.67B | $1.56B | $891.0M | $954.0M | $1.67B | $1.57B | $898.0M | $833.0M |
| Dividends paid | $662.0M | $659.0M | $708.0M | $704.0M | $701.0M | $698.0M | $741.0M | $738.0M |
| Share buybacks | $667.0M | $1.33B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $989.0M | $1.39B | $807.0M | $871.0M |
From Linde plc's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →
About Linde plc
Linde is a global multinational chemical company and the world's largest industrial gas supplier by market share and revenue. Founded by German scientist and engineer Carl von Linde in 1879 in Wiesbaden, Germany, the company is now headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, and registered in Ireland as Linde plc. Linde plc was formed in 2018 through the merger of Linde AG and Praxair, which was founded in 1907 in the United States as Linde Air Products Company.
- Headquarters
- Woking Surrey, United Kingdom From SEC filings, Oct 2026
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