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Linde plc (LIN)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, Linde (LIN) last traded at $469.89, up 0.37% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 55/100 (average). It reported revenue of $35.45B for the twelve months ending 2026-06-30, up 6.6% year over year, with a 26.5% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 58/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 6.1x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 2.3 %.
- Growth: 46/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +10.2 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +6.6 %.
- Profitability: 75/100 — Strongest input: operating margin 26.5 %. Weakest: return on equity 18.5 %.
- Financial health: 32/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.53. Weakest: current ratio 0.88.
- Momentum: 35/100 — Strongest input: price vs 200-day average -3.0 %. Weakest: 3-month return -9.6 %.
- Attention: 56/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 54. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.8x.
- Risk: 85/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 19.1 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -18.3 %.
- Data confidence: 90/100 — Strongest input: latest financial period age (days) 90 d. Weakest: quote age (hours) 45 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $35.45B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 6.6% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $7.24B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $15.50 | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 26.5% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 20.4% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $4.98B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $4.9B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $20.68B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0001707925).
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