LIN · NMS S&P 500

Linde plc

Basic materials · Specialty Chemicals

$521.78 +$1.45 (+0.28%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 29 analysts

Buy

Median price target $560.00 +7.3%

Open: $517.90
Day range: 517.05 – $523.51
52-week range: 387.78 – $548.20
Volume: 1,633,085
Market cap: $239,541M
P/E (TTM): 34.6x
EPS (TTM): $15.06
EPS est. 2026: $17.90
P/E est. 2026: 29.2x
Dividend yield: 1.2%
Beta: 0.68
Payout: 42%

Linde financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$9,404M	+9.2%
Net income	$1,692M	−12.3%
Earnings per share	$3.66	−10.5%
Net margin	18.0%	−4.4 pp
Free cash flow	$1,777M	+6.3%
Debt / equity	0.68	+0.9%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$8,615M	$1,929M
Q4 2025	$8,764M	$1,530M
Q1 2026	$8,781M	$1,857M
Q2 2026	$9,289M	$1,928M
Q3 2026	$9,404M	$1,692M

Linde earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 19	$4.4934.44 – 4.59	+7.0%$4.200
Current year2026 · Analysts: 29	$17.89817.65 – 18.03	+8.7%$16.460
Next year2027 · Analysts: 10	$18.17417.25 – 19.59	+13.2%$16.055

Forward P/E: 29.2x (2026) and 28.7x (2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$4.090	—
Q4 2025	$4.200	$4.177
Q1 2026	$4.330	$4.270
Q2 2026	$4.500	$4.486
Q3 2026	$4.590	$4.518
Q4 2026	—	$4.493

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
2022	$8.230	—
2023	$12.590	—
2024	$13.620	—
2025	$14.610	—
2026	—	$17.898
2027	—	$18.174

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q4 2026Estimated	$4.493	+7.0%
Q3 2026	$4.590est. $4.518 · surprise +1.6%	+12.2%
Q2 2026	$4.500est. $4.486 · surprise +0.3%	n/a
Q1 2026	$4.330est. $4.270 · surprise +1.4%	n/a
Q4 2025	$4.200est. $4.177 · surprise +0.5%	n/a
Q3 2025	$4.090	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
2027Estimated	$18.174	+1.5%
2026Estimated	$17.898	+22.5%
2025	$14.610	+7.3%
2024	$13.620	+8.2%
2023	$12.590	+53.0%
2022	$8.230	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Linde dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	1.2%
Forward yield (next 12m)	1.2%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$6.30
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$6.40
Payout (TTM)	42%
Last dividend	$1.60Sep 3, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	Dec 3, 2026

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$3.50
2020	$3.85
2021	$4.24
2022	$4.68
2023	$5.10
2024	$5.56
2025	$6.00
est. 12m	$6.40

Linde forecasts

29 analyst ratings

Buy79% Hold17% Sell3%

Consensus: Buy · 23 buy, 5 hold, 1 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$600.00	+15.0%
Median	$560.00	+7.3%
Low	$400.00	−23.3%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$410.32
Dec 31, 2025	$426.39
Jan 30, 2026	$456.97
Feb 27, 2026	$508.08
Mar 31, 2026	$495.76
Apr 30, 2026	$501.14
May 29, 2026	$497.69
Jun 30, 2026	$518.94
Jul 31, 2026	$478.38
Aug 31, 2026	$489.58
Sep 30, 2026	$474.65
Oct 30, 2026	$514.24
Nov 10, 2026	$521.78

Linde peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
LIN	Linde	239,541	34.6x	521.78	+0.28%	387.78548.20
SHW	Sherwin-Williams	85,846	32.7x	355.34	−0.72%	289.86377.77
ECL	Ecolab	85,832	41.6x	306.03	−0.23%	243.15318.93
APD	Air Products	69,534	130.6x	312.25	+0.38%	229.11324.00
PPG	PPG Industries	27,484	17.5x	124.42	−0.12%	93.39133.43
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances	20,825	237.6x	83.17	−1.49%	62.0695.27