Linde
Linde plc is the world's largest industrial gas company, specializing in the production, sale, and distribution of atmospheric and process gases. The company provides essential gas supply and infrastructure solutions, leveraging proprietary technology to design and build complex gas processing plants for a wide range of industrial applications.
Financials
Based on Q1 2026 filing
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Industrial Gases
primaryThe core business focused on the production and distribution of atmospheric and process gases. These gases are delivered via on-site pipelines, merchant liquid tankers, or cylinder trucks depending on customer volume requirements.
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Rare gases, Hydrogen, Helium, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Electronic gases, Specialty gases, Acetylene
Healthcare providers, Chemical producers, Energy companies, Manufacturing plants, Metals and mining operators, Food and beverage processors, Electronics manufacturers
Engineering
majorThis segment focuses on the design, engineering, and construction of equipment and facilities that produce or process industrial gases for internal use and third-party customers.
Olefin plants, Natural gas plants, Air separation plants, Hydrogen plants, Synthesis gas plants
Industrial gas companies, Petrochemical companies, Refineries, Energy infrastructure developers
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Competitive Position
Linde is the global market leader in the industrial gas industry with a dominant technological position in gas processing and plant engineering.
Geographies
Global, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
Customer Segments
Healthcare, Chemicals and Energy, Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, Food and Beverage, Electronics
Upstream Dependencies
Electricity and energy providers, Raw material suppliers for plant construction, Natural gas feedstock
Downstream Customers
Hospitals, Semiconductor manufacturers, Steel mills, Oil refineries, Food preservation facilities
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Linde plc is the world's largest industrial gas company, specializing in the production, sale, and distribution of atmospheric and process gases. The company provides essential gas supply and infrastructure solutions, leveraging proprietary technology to design and build complex gas processing plants for a wide range of industrial applications.
Linde (LIN) has a market capitalization of $239.30B and trades on NASDAQ.
Linde generated $34.7B in trailing twelve-month revenue with net income of $7.1B, representing a net margin of 20.4%, with free cash flow of $5.1B. These figures are based on the Q1 2026 filing.
Linde's key competitors include Air Products and Chemicals, Entegris Inc, Union Pacific Corp., and others. These companies compete in similar markets and product categories.
Linde has approximately 66,195 employees.