Linde LIN Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 48.8%-0.1pp | 48.8%+0.1pp | 48.8%+0.3pp | 48.4%+0.2pp | 48.3%+0.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 26.5%+0.2pp | 26.3%-1.1pp | 27.4%+0.6pp | 26.8%+0.3pp | 26.4%+0.3pp | |
| Net margin | 20.4%+0.1pp | 20.3%-0.9pp | 21.2%+1.0pp | 20.2%+0.2pp | 20%+0.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 18.5%+0.4pp | 18.1%-0.2pp | 18.2%+0.7pp | 17.5%+0.3pp | 17.2%+0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.2%+0.2pp | 11%-0.4pp | 11.4%+0.4pp | 11%-0.1pp | 11.2%+0.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1×-0.1× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2×0.0× | 2.1×+0.2× | 1.9×+0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $82.70+2.1% | $80.99-1.1% | $81.90+0.7% | $81.33+1.8% | $79.86+1.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $229.73B+15.4% | $199.1B-10.6% | $222.73B+2.2% | $218.02B-1.0% | $220.21B+10.5% | |
| Price / earnings | 32.4×+3.6× | 28.9×-2.5× | 31.4×-1.1× | 32.5×-0.8× | 33.3×+2.9× | |
| Price / sales | 6.6×+0.8× | 5.9×-0.8× | 6.6×+0.1× | 6.6×-0.1× | 6.7×+0.6× | |
| Price / book | 6×+0.8× | 5.2×-0.6× | 5.8×+0.1× | 5.7×-0.1× | 5.8×+0.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.8×+1.9× | 17.9×-1.4× | 19.3×0.0× | 19.3×-0.2× | 19.5×+1.7× | |
| Dividend yield | 1.2%-0.2pp | 1.4%+0.2pp | 1.2%0.0pp | 1.3%0.0pp | 1.2%-0.1pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Linde's profit margins?
- Linde (LIN) runs a 48.8% gross margin and a 26.5% operating margin, with a 20.4% net margin.
- Where do Linde's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Linde's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
