LINDE PLC (LIN)

About LINDE PLC

Linde plc is a global industrial gas company that produces atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, as well as process gases including hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, and specialty gases. It serves diverse industries such as healthcare, chemicals, manufacturing, metals, food and beverage, and electronics. The company also designs and builds gas production plants and provides gas processing and distribution services through on-site plants, bulk liquid delivery, and packaged gases in cylinders.

Snapshot

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (typically within the past week).

Peer comparison

Where Linde’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Linde’s net margin of 20.3% ranks in the 96th percentile of the 221 Materials companies reporting it. Linde’s operating margin of 26.3% ranks in the 95th percentile of the 189 Materials companies reporting it. Linde’s FCF margin of 15.0% ranks in the 88th percentile of the 205 Materials companies reporting it.

No open-market insider buys in the last 90 days; 2 insider sales totaling $2.6M. For context, about 16% of companies in the universe saw any open-market insider buying in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

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Quarterly trend (as reported)

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

Recent SEC filings

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