Linde LIN Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | TTM Q2 '25 | TTM Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 194.8%+0.5pp | 194.3%+0.8pp | 193.5%+1.0pp | 192.5%+0.9pp | 191.6%+1.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 106.9%+0.1pp | 106.8%+0.1pp | 106.7%+2.0pp | 104.8%+1.3pp | 103.5%+1.4pp | |
| Net margin | 82.1%+0.4pp | 81.7%+0.4pp | 81.3%+1.8pp | 79.4%+0.7pp | 78.7%+0.8pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 151.3%-0.3pp | 151.5%-0.3pp | 151.8%+1.5pp | 150.3%+0.9pp | 149.4%+1.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 60.1%-0.2pp | 60.2%0.0pp | 60.2%+0.2pp | 60%+0.5pp | 59.5%-1.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 72.3%+1.3pp | 71%+1.2pp | 69.8%+1.9pp | 67.9%+1.1pp | 66.8%+1.2pp | |
| Return on assets | 33.1%+0.3pp | 32.9%+0.1pp | 32.8%+0.5pp | 32.3%0.0pp | 32.3%+0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 44.7%+0.1pp | 44.6%0.0pp | 44.6%+0.4pp | 44.2%-0.1pp | 44.3%+0.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 33.7×+0.4× | 33.3×+0.2× | 33.1×-0.1× | 33.2×-0.1× | 33.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.5×-0.1× | 3.6×0.0× | 3.6×-0.1× | 3.7×0.0× | 3.7×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 2.9×-0.1× | 3×0.0× | 3×-0.1× | 3.1×0.0× | 3.2×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.2×+0.1× | 3×+0.1× | 2.9×+0.1× | 2.8×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 1.5×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.4×+0.2× | 8.1×+0.4× | 7.7×+0.4× | 7.4×+0.4× | 7×+0.2× | |
| Interest coverage | 144.2×+1.0× | 143.2×+1.3× | 142×+7.0× | 135×+1.9× | 133.1×-1.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $326.92+0.9% | $324.08+0.6% | $322.10+0.1% | $321.66+0.7% | $319.340.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $869.59B+1.1% | $860.06B0.0% | $860.31B-0.7% | $866.46B+0.8% | $859.92B-0.4% | |
| Enterprise value | $976.68B+1.4% | $963.04B+0.6% | $957.75B0.0% | $958.11B+1.3% | $945.78B0.0% | |
| Price / earnings | 125.2×-0.9× | 126×-1.5× | 127.5×-4.5× | 132×-0.6× | 132.6×-2.2× | |
| Price / sales | 25.7×0.0× | 25.7×-0.2× | 25.9×-0.3× | 26.2×+0.1× | 26.1×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 22.6×+0.2× | 22.4×0.0× | 22.5×-0.1× | 22.5×+0.1× | 22.4×0.0× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 76.3×+0.3× | 76×0.0× | 76×-1.1× | 77.1×+0.3× | 76.8×-0.8× | |
| EV / sales | 28.9×0.0× | 28.8×0.0× | 28.9×-0.1× | 29×+0.3× | 28.7×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.4%0.0pp | 9.4%+0.1pp | 9.3%+0.1pp | 9.2%0.0pp | 9.2%-0.2pp | |
| Earnings yield | 12.8%+0.1pp | 12.7%+0.2pp | 12.6%+0.4pp | 12.2%+0.1pp | 12.1%+0.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 5.1%0.0pp | 5.1%+0.1pp | 5.1%+0.1pp | 5%0.0pp | 4.9%+0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 19.6×-2.4× | 22.1×+0.5× | 21.5×-2.6× | 24.1×+3.9× | 20.2×+6.1× |
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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.
