Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the United States, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and internationally. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene, etc. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations consist of air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries comprising healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
Linde plc (LIN) reported trailing twelve months (TTM) revenue of $33.99B as of December 2025, which represents a 3.0% increase year-over-year. The company's operating margin has contracted to 23.0% from 26.5% a year ago. In terms of profitability, LIN generated $6.94B in net income. Valuation-wise, the stock trades at a P/E ratio of 28.9x and a Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio of 5.9x. The company generated $1.57B in free cash flow over the last twelve months, indicating its ability to reinvest in growth or return capital to shareholders. Data based on the most recent quarterly reports.
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