Linde (1LINUS) Stock Price & Analysis
1LINUS Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 460.05 - EUR 460.05
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 323.00 - EUR 682.00
- Previous Close
- EUR 448.10
- Volume
- 5
- Average Volume (3M)
- 67
- Market Cap
- EUR 210.68B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 243.86B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 3.95B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 26.70B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 34.0
- Beta
- 0.18
- Next Earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 4.02
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 1.18%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring Contracted Revenue
Linde’s on-site model anchors revenue in long-duration contracts with major industrial customers, while dedicated plants and pipelines increase switching costs. This combination supports recurring demand, improves planning visibility, and helps protect the company’s competitive position across economic cycles.
Strong Profitability And Earnings Growth
High operating and net margins demonstrate substantial earnings power in Linde’s asset-based business. Net income has risen materially from 2021 levels while revenue has resumed growth, giving the company internal capacity to fund investment, manage costs, and sustain shareholder returns.
Electronics Backlog And Growth
Linde’s electronics exposure is supported by customer relationships, specialty-gas capabilities, and projects already under construction rather than only future proposals. Continued semiconductor investment can therefore provide a durable growth avenue and broaden the company’s end-market mix.
Bears Say
Weak Free-Cash-Flow Conversion
Although Linde generates substantial operating cash flow, the gap between net income and free cash flow indicates that more earnings are being absorbed by capital spending or working capital. Persistently lower conversion could constrain reinvestment flexibility and reduce cash available for distributions.
Lincare Restructuring Burden
Lincare remains a meaningful drag on consolidated performance and requires restructuring, portfolio actions, and additional management attention. The charge and ongoing earnings impact can weigh on near-term profitability, while the uncertain strategic outcome limits confidence in a rapid recovery.
Margin And Cost Pressure
Margin pressure suggests that pricing and productivity actions are not yet fully offsetting cost inflation and weaker contribution from non-gas activities. If these pressures persist, they could limit operating leverage and prevent strong revenue growth from translating proportionately into earnings.
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Company Description
Linde
Linde plc functions as a global industrial gas and engineering powerhouse, extending its operations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company's comprehensive product line features atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and various rare gases, alongside a diverse array of process gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, specialized electronic gases, and acetylene. Beyond gas supply, Linde is also adept at designing and constructing turnkey process plants. These engineering solutions serve both third-party customers and its own gas business facilities, covering types like olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. Linde's extensive client base spans numerous sectors, including healthcare, energy, general manufacturing, food and beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel production, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. Established in 1879, the company is headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Employees
- 64,649
- Website
- www.linde.com
- Address
- Forge, Woking, SU, GU21 6HT, GB
Linde (1LINUS) Earnings & Revenues
1LINUS Company Deck
1LINUS Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was positive but cautious. Linde delivered quarterly records, broad-based sales and pricing growth, strong cash flow, a substantial project backlog and continued momentum in electronics and selected industrial markets. However, management highlighted meaningful challenges from Lincare, restructuring, margin pressure, European industrial weakness, uneven China demand, energy-cost recovery lags and a guarded fourth-quarter outlook. The number and significance of the stated operating strengths outweighed the challenges, while management emphasized that further improvement work remains.
View all IT:1LINUS earnings summaries1LINUS Net sales Breakdown
- 44.75% Americas
- 25.15% EMEA
- 19.60% APAC
- 6.62% Engineering
- 3.88% Other
1LINUS Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |