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Linde LIN Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin48.8%+0.5pp48.8%+0.8pp48.8%+1.0pp48.4%+0.9pp48.3%+1.0pp
Operating margin26.5%+0.1pp26.3%+0.1pp27.4%+2.0pp26.8%+1.3pp26.4%+1.4pp
Net margin20.4%+0.4pp20.3%+0.4pp21.2%+1.8pp20.2%+0.7pp20%+0.8pp
EBITDA margin37.5%-0.3pp37.3%-0.3pp38.5%+1.5pp38%+0.9pp37.8%+1.1pp
Free cash flow margin14.7%-0.2pp15%0.0pp15.2%+0.2pp15.2%+0.5pp14.9%-1.4pp
Returns
Return on equity18.5%+1.3pp18.1%+1.2pp18.2%+1.9pp17.5%+1.1pp17.2%+1.2pp
Return on assets8.4%+0.3pp8.3%+0.1pp8.4%+0.5pp8.1%0.0pp8.1%+0.3pp
Return on invested capital11.2%+0.1pp11%0.0pp11.4%+0.4pp11%-0.1pp11.2%+0.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover8.7×+0.4×8.7×+0.2×8.1×-0.1×8.1×-0.1×8.4×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.8×-0.1×0.9×0.0×0.8×-0.1×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Quick ratio0.7×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.7×-0.1×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Cash ratio0.3×-0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.3×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.8×+0.1×0.9×+0.1×0.8×+0.1×0.8×+0.1×0.7×+0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×+0.2×2.2×+0.4×+0.4×2.1×+0.4×1.9×+0.2×
Interest coverage35.7×+1.0×35×+1.3×37.6×+7.0×35.9×+1.9×34.8×-1.1×
Per Share
Book value per share$82.70+3.6%$80.99+2.5%$81.90+0.5%$81.33+2.9%$79.86-0.1%
Valuation
Market capitalization$229.73B+4.3%$199.1B-0.1%$222.73B-2.7%$218.02B+3.1%$220.21B-1.6%
Enterprise value$256.91B+5.6%$226.63B+2.4%$249.11B-0.1%$244.03B+5.3%$243.27B0.0%
Price / earnings32.4×-0.9×28.9×-1.5×31.4×-4.5×32.5×-0.6×33.3×-2.2×
Price / sales6.6×0.0×5.9×-0.2×6.6×-0.3×6.6×+0.1×6.7×-0.2×
Price / book+0.2×5.2×0.0×5.8×-0.1×5.7×+0.1×5.8×0.0×
EV / EBITDA19.8×+0.3×17.9×0.0×19.3×-1.1×19.3×+0.3×19.5×-0.8×
EV / sales7.4×0.0×6.7×0.0×7.4×-0.1×7.3×+0.3×7.4×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield2.2%0.0pp2.6%+0.1pp2.3%+0.1pp2.3%0.0pp2.2%-0.2pp
Earnings yield3.1%+0.1pp3.5%+0.2pp3.2%+0.4pp3.1%+0.1pp3%+0.2pp
Dividend yield1.2%0.0pp1.4%+0.1pp1.2%+0.1pp1.3%0.0pp1.2%+0.1pp
PEG ratio4.6×-2.4×5.7×+0.5×2.8×-2.6×6.6×+3.9×+6.1×

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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.