LIN Linde Plc

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  3. NYSE: LIN

Price (delayed)

$451.205

Market cap

$216.88B

P/E Ratio

34.71

Dividend/share

$5.33

EPS

$13

Enterprise value

$232.35B

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 is up by 43% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
The net income has increased by 41% year-on-year
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 17% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.2 but 3.6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 32.9
LIN's debt is up by 8% YoY and by 4.9% QoQ
The equity has declined by 2.9% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
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
480.68M
Market cap
$216.88B
Enterprise value
$232.35B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
34.71
Price to book (P/B)
5.6
Price to sales (P/S)
6.64
EV/EBIT
27.71
EV/EBITDA
19.04
EV/Sales
7.09
Earnings
Revenue
$32.76B
EBIT
$8.39B
EBITDA
$12.2B
Free cash flow
$5.35B
Per share
EPS
$13
Free cash flow per share
$11.09
Book value per share
$80.63
Revenue per share
$67.98
TBVPS
$87.26
Balance sheet
Total assets
$80.35B
Total liabilities
$40.12B
Debt
$20.32B
Equity
$38.83B
Working capital
-$1.29B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.52
Current ratio
0.91
Quick ratio
0.69
Net debt/EBITDA
1.27
Margins
EBITDA margin
37.2%
Gross margin
47.3%
Net margin
19.3%
Operating margin
24.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
7.9%
Return on equity
16%
Return on invested capital
20.6%
Return on capital employed
12.7%
Return on sales
25.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.18%
DPS
$5.33
Payout ratio
41%

LIN stock price

How has the Linde stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.85%
1 week
1.45%
1 month
2.92%
1 year
16.23%
YTD
9.86%
QTD
2.82%

Financial performance

How have Linde's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$32.76B
Gross profit
$15.48B
Operating income
$8.16B
Net income
$6.31B
Gross margin
47.3%
Net margin
19.3%
LIN's net margin is up by 43% YoY and by 2.1% QoQ
The operating margin rose by 41% year-on-year
The net income has increased by 41% year-on-year
The company's operating income rose by 38% YoY

Growth

What is Linde's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Linde stock price valuation
LIN P/E details
P/E
34.71
P/B
5.6
P/S
6.64
EV/EBIT
27.71
EV/EBITDA
19.04
EV/Sales
7.09
LIN's EPS is up by 43% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 17% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.2 but 3.6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 32.9
LIN's P/B is 53% above its 5-year quarterly average of 3.6 and 10% above its last 4 quarters average of 5.0
The equity has declined by 2.9% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 30% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 5.0 and 9% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 6.0

Efficiency

How efficient is Linde business performance
LIN's return on sales is up by 41% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
The ROE has grown by 40% YoY and by 2.6% from the previous quarter
The ROA has grown by 36% YoY
Linde's return on invested capital has increased by 23% YoY

Dividends

What is LIN's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$5.33
Dividend yield
1.18%
Payout ratio
41%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Linde financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 100% higher than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 25% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
Linde's quick ratio has increased by 25% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
LIN's debt is 48% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has grown by 11% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
LIN's debt is up by 8% YoY and by 4.9% QoQ

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