LIN

Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN)

Stock · NASDAQ · Basic Materials

$498.58as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

RBC Lowers Linde Price Target to $549 Amid Earnings Preview. RBC Capital has maintained its Outperform rating on Linde but lowered its price target to $549. This move comes as investors prepare for the company's upcoming quarterly earnings report. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week high, with an average analyst target of $544.15 suggesting limited upside from current levels.

Active signals

Support level
$489.7
Industry
Major Chemicals

What LIN's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike31+1.1%58%
Bollinger Band Breakout22+0.7%68%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now19-0.6%47%
Bollinger Band Breakdown18+1.7%61%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.9%59%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About LIN

Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. The company 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, and acetylene. It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including…

Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Major Chemicals
Employees
64,649

Fundamentals

1-day range
$492.88$499.2
Market cap
$225.93B
P/E (trailing)
31.39
P/E (forward)
25.19
EPS (trailing)
$15.49
Dividend yield
1.23%
Beta
0.70
Avg. volume
2.09M
Ex-dividend date
September 3, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 17, 2026
52-week range
$387.78$548.2
Next earnings: October 29, 2026 · EPS estimate $2.63Before Openconfirmed

How Linde plc Ordinary Shares Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$33.99BNet Income$6.90B (20%)Other$21.52B (63%)SG&A$3.43B (10%)Tax$1.99B (6%)R&D$147.00M (0%)LIN

Source: 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Operating Income$8.92B(26%)

Forecasts

27 analyst ratings

Buy 71%
Hold 23%
Sell 7%
1-year price forecast
High
$580
+16.3%
Median
$550
+10.3%
Low
$400
-19.8%

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