LIN Linde Plc
Price (delayed)
$454.07
Market cap
$214.73B
P/E Ratio
33.12
Dividend/share
$5.56
EPS
$13.71
Enterprise value
$231.51B
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 price to earnings (P/E) is 19% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 40.7 and 2% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 33.8
LIN's EPS is up by 8% year-on-year and by 3.3% since the previous quarter
LIN's debt is up by 12% YoY but it is down by 2.9% QoQ
Linde's quick ratio has decreased by 10% from the previous quarter but it has increased by 8% YoY
The equity has declined by 4.1% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of LIN
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
472.91M
Market cap
$214.73B
Enterprise value
$231.51B
Price to earnings (P/E)
33.12
Price to book (P/B)
5.68
Price to sales (P/S)
6.59
EV/EBIT
26.24
EV/EBITDA
18.37
EV/Sales
7.01
Revenue
$33.01B
Gross profit
$15.86B
Operating income
$8.45B
Net income
$6.57B
EBIT
$8.82B
EBITDA
$12.6B
Free cash flow
$4.93B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$13.71
EPS diluted
$13.62
Free cash flow per share
$10.29
Book value per share
$80
Revenue per share
$68.94
TBVPS
$89.56
Total assets
$80.15B
Total liabilities
$40.66B
Debt
$21.62B
Equity
$38.09B
Working capital
-$1.6B
Debt to equity
0.57
Current ratio
0.89
Quick ratio
0.65
Net debt/EBITDA
1.33
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
38.2%
Gross margin
48.1%
Net margin
19.9%
Operating margin
25.6%
Return on assets
8.1%
Return on equity
17%
Return on invested capital
19.6%
Return on capital employed
13.4%
Return on sales
26.7%
Dividend yield
1.22%
DPS
$5.56
Payout ratio
40.6%
LIN stock price
How has the Linde stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.73%
1 week
-1.58%
1 month
-1.45%
1 year
-3.28%
YTD
8.46%
QTD
8.46%
Financial performance
How have Linde's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.01B
Gross profit
$15.86B
Operating income
$8.45B
Net income
$6.57B
Gross margin
48.1%
Net margin
19.9%
The net income has increased by 6% year-on-year and by 2.9% since the previous quarter
LIN's net margin is up by 5% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ
The company's operating income rose by 4.8% YoY
The operating margin rose by 4.5% year-on-year
Growth
What is Linde's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Linde stock price valuation
P/E
33.12
P/B
5.68
P/S
6.59
EV/EBIT
26.24
EV/EBITDA
18.37
EV/Sales
7.01
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 19% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 40.7 and 2% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 33.8
LIN's EPS is up by 8% year-on-year and by 3.3% since the previous quarter
LIN's P/B is 42% above its 5-year quarterly average of 4.0
The equity has declined by 4.1% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 24% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 5.3
Efficiency
How efficient is Linde business performance
The ROE has grown by 9% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
LIN's return on sales is up by 7% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter
Linde's return on invested capital has decreased by 6% YoY
The ROA has grown by 3.8% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is LIN's dividend history
DPS
$5.56
Dividend yield
1.22%
Payout ratio
40.6%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Linde financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 97% higher than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 11% YoY but it has contracted by 7% from the previous quarter
Linde's quick ratio has decreased by 10% from the previous quarter but it has increased by 8% YoY
LIN's debt is 43% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has grown by 16% YoY
LIN's debt is up by 12% YoY but it is down by 2.9% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.