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Neutral signalScored 2026-10-18 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

Research, not advice.

À propos

Linde plc

Nom
Linde plc
Secteur
Basic Materials
Industrie
Chemicals - Specialty
Bourse
NASDAQ
Capitalisation
$235.1B
Employés
64,649
PDG
Sanjiv Lamba
Site web
https://www.linde.com
Marché
AIQUYAPDTYNPF

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.

Price (1 year)

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Decouvert par les declarations du Congres

Insiders
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Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $479.12 vs last close $498.43 (+4.0%)

Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

Last activity
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Liquidity
Liquid $1,051,569,820/day · 20d vol
Last synced
2026-10-18 09:40:33 Synced via automated research pipeline

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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-08-18 Reynolds Paula Rosput Buy · P 100 $479.12 $47,912 Form 4

Congressional trades

STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)

Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.

Date Member Side Amount range Filing
2026-09-04 Ro Khanna Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-08-10 Thomas H. Kean Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing

Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2026-09-02Kevin HernSale$15,001 - $50,000
2026-08-31Kevin HernSale$15,001 - $50,000
2026-08-10Thomas H. KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-26Thomas KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-18Thomas KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-13Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09Gilbert Ray CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-19Gilbert Ray CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-30Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-30Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-30Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23Val HoyleSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-16Lisa C. McClainSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-24Lisa C. McClainPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-06Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-12Jefferson ShreveSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2025-05-07Jonathan JacksonSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2025-04-11Daniel Milton NewhouseSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08Robert P. BresnahanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-07Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-07Jefferson ShrevePurchase$50,001 - $100,000
2025-03-24George WhitesidesSale (Full)$100,001 - $250,000
2025-02-25Robert P. BresnahanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-02-24Jefferson ShreveSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-01-13Robert P. BresnahanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-11-08Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-29Val HoylePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-15Greg LandsmanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-18Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-04John JamesSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-07-05Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-07-02Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-06-21Josh S. GottheimerSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-06-20Ro KhannaPurchase$50,001 - $100,000
2024-03-28Kevin HernPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-02Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-26Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2024-01-26Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-23Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-23Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-12Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2024-01-12Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-11-10John JamesPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-27Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-10-27Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2023-10-24Greg StantonSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-10Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2023-10-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-26Greg StantonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-19Kevin HernPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-01Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-07-31Jonathan JacksonPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2023-07-18Jonathan JacksonPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2023-07-07Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-30William R. KeatingPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-29Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-22Greg LandsmanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-05-23Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-05-23Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-05-08Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-05-08Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-03-28Kevin HernPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-03-14Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-16Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-16Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-15Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-15Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-10Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2023-02-10Diana HarshbargerSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-31Daniel GoldmanSale (Partial)$15,001 - $50,000
2023-01-31Kevin HernSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-18Greg LandsmanSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-13Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-09Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-12-16Michael T. McCaulSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-16Michael T. McCaulSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-14Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-14Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-06Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-11-03Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-10-20Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-10-20Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-10-04Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2022-10-04Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2022-09-08Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-09-06Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-08-23Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-08-05Daniel Milton NewhousePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-08-05Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-15Kathy E. ManningPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-06-27Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-06-17Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-06-16Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-23Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-10Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-05-06Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-04-21Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Neutral signalScored 2026-10-18 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

LIN presents solid fundamentals with consistent margin expansion and strong operational efficiency, but the moderate catalyst score (55) and mixed event signals — including offsetting Congressional trades and no insider…

The first sentence of the analysis written for LIN on 2026-10-18 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.

Neutral signal Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Unavailable or mixed. No open-market purchase or sale value stored
  • Congress Supports a bullish reading. 5 purchase disclosures year to date
  • Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
  • Timing Supports a bullish reading. Interesting trend — weekly bias up
  • Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 0.88 · operating margin 27% — readings disagree

Suggested stop 491.84, nearest stored support minus 0.5 ATR(1.3% under the last close). Reward/risk to the next stored resistance is 0.29. Wait — that reward/risk is under 2. Research, not advice. Not an order.

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Gross Profit Margin37.8%36.6%35.1%29.1%28.0%
Ebit Margin27.2%26.0%24.7%19.4%17.2%
Ebitda Margin38.3%37.5%36.3%32.0%32.2%
Operating Profit Margin27.2%26.0%24.7%19.4%17.2%
Pretax Profit Margin26.6%26.5%24.8%17.1%16.9%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin20.8%20.4%19.3%12.8%12.8%
Net Profit Margin20.3%19.9%18.9%12.4%12.4%
Bottom Line Profit Margin20.3%19.9%18.9%12.4%12.4%
Current Ratio0.8770.8900.8030.7920.745
Quick Ratio0.7420.7560.6680.6720.618
Solvency Ratio0.2260.2540.2520.2180.234
Cash Ratio0.3330.3330.2970.3300.207
Price To Earnings Ratio29.06530.53832.33939.29946.815
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio4.1513.8400.6103.2310.839
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio4.1513.8400.6103.2310.839
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio29.22530.73932.62239.63347.262
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio4.1043.7570.6163.2280.850
Price To Book Ratio5.1985.2625.0484.0724.066
Price To Sales Ratio5.8506.0736.1034.8865.815
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio39.06540.69236.33728.64226.972
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio19.20821.27221.54818.38918.413
Debt To Assets Ratio0.3110.2820.2510.2360.186
Debt To Equity Ratio0.7060.5940.5110.4690.346
Debt To Capital Ratio0.4140.3720.3380.3190.257
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.3510.2870.2520.2340.205
Financial Leverage Ratio2.2702.1042.0351.9901.853
Working Capital Turnover Ratio-19.577-14.057-10.064-9.648-9.776
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.6810.6480.5920.5380.713
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.3050.2860.2830.2660.316
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.4920.5230.5930.6420.683
Debt Service Coverage Ratio1.6291.5141.5641.5622.856
Interest Coverage Ratio19.94415.02616.60933.64633.226
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio1.6411.5001.5571.5513.386
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.3830.4170.4580.4720.639
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio1.9672.0952.4572.7943.151
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.2821.3181.4841.6071.844
Dividend Payout Ratio0.4080.4040.4000.5650.572
Enterprise Value Multiple16.95817.63318.13216.53819.304

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 37.8% ▲1.2% ▲4.4%
Ebit Margin 27.2% ▲1.2% ▲4.3%
Ebitda Margin 38.3% ▲0.8% ▲3.0%
Operating Profit Margin 27.2% ▲1.2% ▲4.3%
Pretax Profit Margin 26.6% ▲0.1% ▲4.2%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 20.8% ▲0.4% ▲3.5%
Net Profit Margin 20.3% ▲0.4% ▲3.5%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 20.3% ▲0.4% ▲3.5%
Current Ratio 0.877 ▼-0.013 ▲0.056
Quick Ratio 0.742 ▼-0.015 ▲0.050
Solvency Ratio 0.227 ▼-0.028 ▼-0.011
Cash Ratio 0.333 ▼-0.001 ▲0.033
Price To Earnings Ratio 29.065 ▼-1.472 ▼-6.546
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 4.151 ▲0.311 ▲1.617
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 4.151 ▲0.311 ▲1.617
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 29.225 ▼-1.514 ▼-6.671
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio 4.104 ▲0.346 ▲1.593
Price To Book Ratio 5.198 ▼-0.064 ▲0.469
Price To Sales Ratio 5.850 ▼-0.224 ▲0.104
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 39.065 ▼-1.627 ▲4.724
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 19.208 ▼-2.064 ▼-0.558
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.311 ▲0.029 ▲0.058
Debt To Equity Ratio 0.706 ▲0.112 ▲0.181
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.414 ▲0.041 ▲0.074
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.351 ▲0.064 ▲0.085
Financial Leverage Ratio 2.270 ▲0.166 ▲0.220
Working Capital Turnover Ratio -19.577 ▼-5.521 ▼-6.953
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.681 ▲0.033 ▲0.047
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.304 ▲0.019 ▲0.014
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.492 ▼-0.031 ▼-0.095
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.629 ▲0.115 ▼-0.196
Interest Coverage Ratio 19.944 ▲4.918 ▼-3.746
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 1.641 ▲0.141 ▼-0.286
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.384 ▼-0.033 ▼-0.090
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 1.967 ▼-0.128 ▼-0.526
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.282 ▼-0.035 ▼-0.225
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.407 ▲0.003 ▼-0.062
Enterprise Value Multiple 16.957 ▼-0.675 ▼-0.755

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$198.80B$200.45B$200.50B$163.00B$179.07B
Enterprise value$220.74B$218.21B$216.16B$176.36B$191.46B
EV / Sales6.50x6.61x6.58x5.29x6.22x
EV / Op. cash flow21.33x23.16x23.23x19.90x19.69x
EV / Free cash flow43.38x44.30x39.17x30.99x28.84x
EV / EBITDA16.96x17.63x18.13x16.54x19.30x
Net debt / EBITDA1.69x1.44x1.31x1.25x1.25x
Current ratio0.88x0.89x0.80x0.79x0.74x
Income quality1.49x1.44x1.50x2.07x2.46x
Graham number$165$157$152$122$119
Graham net-net-$79-$65-$62-$56-$56
Tax burden76.2%75.1%76.0%72.6%73.3%
Interest burden97.8%101.7%100.6%88.5%98.8%
Working capital-$1.87B-$1.60B-$3.10B-$3.43B-$3.48B
Invested capital$67.26B$61.43B$61.54B$58.35B$63.36B
Return on assets7.9%8.2%7.7%5.2%4.7%
Operating ROA11.1%10.7%10.1%8.0%6.2%
Return on tangible assets14.7%15.3%14.9%10.0%9.4%
Return on equity18.0%17.2%15.6%10.4%8.7%
Return on invested capital9.3%9.2%8.8%7.0%5.6%
Return on capital employed12.9%13.1%12.5%10.2%7.8%
Earnings yield3.5%3.3%3.1%2.5%2.1%
Free cash flow yield2.6%2.5%2.8%3.5%3.7%
Capex / Op. cash flow50.8%47.7%40.7%35.8%31.7%
Capex / Depreciation139.8%119.0%99.2%75.5%66.6%
Capex / Sales15.5%13.6%11.5%9.5%10.0%
SG&A / Sales10.1%10.1%10.0%9.3%10.4%
R&D / Sales0.4%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.5%
Stock comp / Sales0.4%0.0%0.4%0.3%0.4%
Intangibles / Total assets45.8%46.5%48.4%48.0%50.0%
Days sales outstanding56d56d57d54d57d
Days payables outstanding48d44d52d46d58d
Operating cycle92d90d93d84d86d
Cash conversion cycle43d46d41d38d28d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▼-0.8%EV / Sales ▼-1.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-3.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-1.830Earnings yield ▲+0.002Graham number ▲+8.570
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.008Return on assets ▼-0.002Return on invested capital ▲+0.001Return on capital employed ▼-0.002Operating ROA ▲+0.004Income quality ▲+0.056Tax burden ▲+0.011
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+0.242Days payables outstanding ▲+4.755Operating cycle ▲+1.755Cash conversion cycle ▼-3.000Capex / Sales ▲+0.019R&D / Sales -0.000
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.013Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.250Working capital ▼-274000000.000Invested capital ▲+5832000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.007

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▲+11.0%EV / Sales ▲+4.5%EV / EBITDA ▼-12.2%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+1.640Earnings yield ▲+0.013Graham number ▲+46.130
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.093Return on assets ▲+0.033Return on invested capital ▲+0.036Return on capital employed ▲+0.051Operating ROA ▲+0.049Income quality ▼-0.967Tax burden ▲+0.029
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.017Days payables outstanding ▼-9.162Operating cycle ▲+5.923Cash conversion cycle ▲+15.085Capex / Sales ▲+0.055R&D / Sales -0.000
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.132Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.435Working capital ▲+1611000000.000Invested capital ▲+3905000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.042

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