LIN Linde Plc

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  3. NYSE: LIN

Price (delayed)

$315.18

Market cap

$158.62B

P/E Ratio

40.2

Dividend/share

$4.35

EPS

$7.84

Enterprise value

$170.62B

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 41% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The net income has increased by 38% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
LIN's debt is up by 16% QoQ and by 4.5% YoY
The equity has declined by 7% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: http://www.lindeplc.com
Peers: NXST SBGI EVC

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LIN
Market
Shares outstanding
503.28M
Market cap
$158.62B
Enterprise value
$170.62B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
40.2
Price to book (P/B)
3.72
Price to sales (P/S)
5.03
EV/EBIT
31.31
EV/EBITDA
17.01
EV/Sales
5.37
Earnings
Revenue
$31.76B
EBIT
$5.45B
EBITDA
$10.03B
Free cash flow
$6.64B
Per share
EPS
$7.84
Free cash flow per share
$13.1
Book value per share
$84.62
Revenue per share
$62.63
TBVPS
$83.68
Balance sheet
Total assets
$82.77B
Total liabilities
$38.38B
Debt
$16.46B
Equity
$42.96B
Working capital
-$2.25B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.38
Current ratio
0.84
Quick ratio
0.64
Net debt/EBITDA
1.2
Margins
EBITDA margin
31.6%
Gross margin
42.4%
Net margin
12.7%
Operating margin
16.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
4.8%
Return on equity
9.1%
Return on invested capital
13.7%
Return on capital employed
8%
Return on sales
17.2%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.38%
DPS
$4.35
Payout ratio
55.5%

LIN stock price

How has the Linde stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.44%
1 week
2.08%
1 month
-3.43%
1 year
5.72%
YTD
-9.02%
QTD
-1.33%

Financial performance

How have Linde's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$31.76B
Gross profit
$13.47B
Operating income
$5.27B
Net income
$4.02B
Gross margin
42.4%
Net margin
12.7%
The net income has increased by 38% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
The company's operating income rose by 36% YoY and by 5% QoQ
LIN's net margin is up by 21% YoY and by 2.4% QoQ
The operating margin rose by 19% year-on-year

Growth

What is Linde's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Linde stock price valuation
P/E
40.2
P/B
3.72
P/S
5.03
EV/EBIT
31.31
EV/EBITDA
17.01
EV/Sales
5.37
LIN's EPS is up by 41% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 9% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 44.0
The equity has declined by 7% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
LIN's P/B is 3.3% above its last 4 quarters average of 3.6
The revenue rose by 14% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 5% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 5.3

Efficiency

How efficient is Linde business performance
The ROE has grown by 44% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
Linde's return on invested capital has increased by 43% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
The ROA has grown by 41% YoY and by 4.3% from the previous quarter
LIN's return on sales is up by 20% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is LIN's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.35
Dividend yield
1.38%
Payout ratio
55.5%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Linde financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 116% higher than its total liabilities
Linde's quick ratio has increased by 19% from the previous quarter and by 16% YoY
The current ratio has grown by 14% from the previous quarter and by 14% YoY
LIN's debt is 62% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has grown by 19% from the previous quarter and by 12% YoY
LIN's debt is up by 16% QoQ and by 4.5% YoY

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