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Linde LIN Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin48.8%-0.1pp48.8%+0.1pp48.8%+0.3pp48.4%+0.2pp48.3%+0.2pp
Operating margin26.5%+0.2pp26.3%-1.1pp27.4%+0.6pp26.8%+0.3pp26.4%+0.3pp
Net margin20.4%+0.1pp20.3%-0.9pp21.2%+1.0pp20.2%+0.2pp20%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity18.5%+0.4pp18.1%-0.2pp18.2%+0.7pp17.5%+0.3pp17.2%+0.3pp
Return on invested capital11.2%+0.2pp11%-0.4pp11.4%+0.4pp11%-0.1pp11.2%+0.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.8×0.0×0.9×+0.1×0.8×-0.1×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.8×0.0×0.9×+0.1×0.8×0.0×0.8×+0.1×0.7×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×-0.1×2.2×+0.1×0.0×2.1×+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 / earnings32.4×+3.6×28.9×-2.5×31.4×-1.1×32.5×-0.8×33.3×+2.9×
Price / sales6.6×+0.8×5.9×-0.8×6.6×+0.1×6.6×-0.1×6.7×+0.6×
Price / book+0.8×5.2×-0.6×5.8×+0.1×5.7×-0.1×5.8×+0.6×
EV / EBITDA19.8×+1.9×17.9×-1.4×19.3×0.0×19.3×-0.2×19.5×+1.7×
Dividend yield1.2%-0.2pp1.4%+0.2pp1.2%0.0pp1.3%0.0pp1.2%-0.1pp

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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.