LIN Linde Plc

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  3. NYSE: LIN

Price (delayed)

$370.96

Market cap

$181.01B

P/E Ratio

32.12

Dividend/share

$5

EPS

$11.55

Enterprise value

$195.14B

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2020 sales of $27 billion (€24 billion). The company lives its mission of making its world more productive every day by providing ...

Highlights
LIN's EPS has surged by 66% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
The net income has surged by 60% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
LIN's debt is up by 9% YoY but it is down by 7% QoQ
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: http://www.lindeplc.com
Peers: EVC NXST SBGI

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LIN
Market
Shares outstanding
487.95M
Market cap
$181.01B
Enterprise value
$195.14B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
32.12
Price to book (P/B)
4.56
Price to sales (P/S)
5.49
EV/EBIT
26.1
EV/EBITDA
17.14
EV/Sales
5.9
Earnings
Revenue
$33.09B
EBIT
$7.48B
EBITDA
$11.39B
Free cash flow
$5.4B
Per share
EPS
$11.55
Free cash flow per share
$11.04
Book value per share
$81.41
Revenue per share
$67.59
TBVPS
$81.19
Balance sheet
Total assets
$78.72B
Total liabilities
$37.47B
Debt
$17.49B
Equity
$39.91B
Working capital
-$3.14B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.44
Current ratio
0.78
Quick ratio
0.56
Net debt/EBITDA
1.24
Margins
EBITDA margin
34.4%
Gross margin
44.2%
Net margin
17.2%
Operating margin
22.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
7.3%
Return on equity
14.5%
Return on invested capital
20.1%
Return on capital employed
11.7%
Return on sales
22.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.35%
DPS
$5
Payout ratio
43.2%

LIN stock price

How has the Linde stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.49%
1 week
-4.83%
1 month
-2.79%
1 year
40.38%
YTD
13.73%
QTD
-2.66%

Financial performance

How have Linde's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.09B
Gross profit
$14.63B
Operating income
$7.31B
Net income
$5.69B
Gross margin
44.2%
Net margin
17.2%
The net income has surged by 60% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
LIN's net margin has soared by 58% YoY and by 27% QoQ
The company's operating income has surged by 54% YoY and by 24% QoQ
The operating margin has surged by 52% year-on-year and by 25% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Linde's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Linde stock price valuation
LIN P/E details
P/E
32.12
P/B
4.56
P/S
5.49
EV/EBIT
26.1
EV/EBITDA
17.14
EV/Sales
5.9
LIN's EPS has surged by 66% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 38.2 and 11% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 36.7
LIN's P/B is 49% above its 5-year quarterly average of 3.1 and 10% above its last 4 quarters average of 4.2
The price to sales (P/S) is 19% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.7 and 14% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 4.9

Efficiency

How efficient is Linde business performance
The ROE has soared by 75% YoY and by 27% from the previous quarter
The ROA has soared by 66% YoY and by 26% from the previous quarter
Linde's return on invested capital has surged by 58% YoY and by 20% QoQ
LIN's return on sales is up by 50% year-on-year and by 24% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is LIN's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$5
Dividend yield
1.35%
Payout ratio
43.2%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Linde financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 110% higher than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 7% from the previous quarter and by 5% YoY
The total liabilities has declined by 3.9% since the previous quarter
LIN's debt is 56% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has grown by 10% YoY but it has contracted by 6% from the previous quarter
LIN's debt is up by 9% YoY but it is down by 7% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.