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Linde LIN Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin194.8%+3.2pp194.3%+3.7pp193.5%+4.2pp192.5%+4.8pp191.6%+7.3pp
Operating margin106.9%+3.4pp106.8%+4.8pp106.7%+6.4pp104.8%+6.2pp103.5%+8.5pp
Net margin82.1%+3.4pp81.7%+3.7pp81.3%+4.3pp79.4%+3.4pp78.7%+5.0pp
EBITDA margin151.3%+1.8pp151.5%+3.2pp151.8%+5.1pp150.3%+5.1pp149.4%+7.6pp
Free cash flow margin60.1%+0.5pp60.2%-0.7pp60.2%-2.7pp60%-3.6pp59.5%-5.6pp
Returns
Return on equity72.3%+5.5pp71%+5.4pp69.8%+5.5pp67.9%+4.3pp66.8%+5.3pp
Return on assets33.1%+0.9pp32.9%+0.8pp32.8%+1.2pp32.3%+0.8pp32.3%+1.6pp
Return on invested capital44.7%+0.3pp44.6%+0.6pp44.6%+1.1pp44.2%+0.9pp44.3%+2.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×
Inventory turnover33.7×+0.4×33.3×0.0×33.1×-0.3×33.2×-0.8×33.3×-2.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio3.5×-0.3×3.6×-0.1×3.6×0.0×3.7×+0.2×3.7×+0.4×
Quick ratio2.9×-0.3×-0.1×0.0×3.1×+0.2×3.2×+0.4×
Cash ratio1.2×-0.2×1.3×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.4×+0.1×1.4×+0.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity3.3×+0.5×3.2×+0.6×+0.5×2.9×+0.4×2.8×+0.4×
Debt-to-assets1.5×+0.2×1.4×+0.2×1.4×+0.2×1.3×+0.1×1.3×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA8.4×+1.4×8.1×+1.4×7.7×+1.0×7.4×+0.8×+0.5×
Interest coverage144.2×+11.1×143.2×+9.0×142×-22.2×135×-49.8×133.1×-96.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$326.92+2.4%$324.08+1.4%$322.10+0.3%$321.66+0.9%$319.34-0.4%
Valuation
Market capitalization$869.59B+1.1%$860.06B-0.4%$860.31B-0.3%$866.46B+6.2%$859.92B+8.9%
Enterprise value$976.68B+3.3%$963.04B+1.8%$957.75B+1.5%$958.11B+7.2%$945.78B+9.4%
Price / earnings125.2×-7.4×126×-8.7×127.5×-8.9×132×+1.1×132.6×+2.1×
Price / sales25.7×-0.4×25.7×-0.5×25.9×-0.3×26.2×+1.3×26.1×+2.0×
Price / book22.6×+0.2×22.4×0.0×22.5×+0.3×22.5×+1.6×22.4×+2.3×
EV / EBITDA76.3×-0.5×76×-1.5×76×-2.3×77.1×+2.0×76.8×+2.5×
EV / sales28.9×+0.2×28.8×+0.1×28.9×+0.1×29×+1.7×28.7×+2.3×
Free cash flow yield9.4%+0.2pp9.4%+0.1pp9.3%-0.3pp9.2%-1.1pp9.2%-1.7pp
Earnings yield12.8%+0.7pp12.7%+0.8pp12.6%+0.8pp12.2%-0.1pp12.1%-0.2pp
Dividend yield5.1%+0.2pp5.1%+0.3pp5.1%+0.3pp5%0.0pp4.9%-0.1pp
PEG ratio19.6×-0.5×22.1×+8.0×21.5×+12.0×24.1×+19.3×20.2×+17.6×

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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.