Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LIN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Linde (LIN) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$524.74+13.19 (+2.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeLinde shares this week reflect the aftermath of Q3 2026 results reported on 29 October, which showed record sales of $9.4B, operating profit of $2.8B and EPS of $4.59 against an estimate of $4.52. Electronics led segment growth at 15%, Chemicals & Energy grew 12%, and manufacturing grew 7%, alongside a $425M restructuring charge tied to severance and portfolio actions including Lincare, and an $8B sale of gas project backlog. Separately, two Linde officers, Matthew J. White and Guillermo Bichara, filed Form 144 notices covering share sales, while Bank Julius Baer and Co. Ltd Zurich disclosed an increased stake in a recent 13F filing.
Linde closed at $524.74, up 2.6%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $485.35 and 200-day average of $494.16, with a 52-week range of $387.78 to $548.20. One-month and three-month returns stand at 7.1% each, six-month at 4.6%, and one-year at 27.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 45.9, placing it in the Neutral zone, and the stock trades 3.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $506.46.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 4 February 2027, 91 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the past 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sells, and holdings include 1 billionaire holder and 4 trailblazer holders. Seasonal data across 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 1.3% from this point in the calendar, rising in 2 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the earnings timing.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Linde price vs fair value
Close $524.74200-day averageGekko Fair Value $506.46
Linde quick facts
- Market cap
- $240.9B
- P/E ratio
- 34.2
- Forward P/E
- 26.3
- EPS, TTM
- $15.22
- Revenue, TTM
- $36.24B
- Profit margin
- 19.3%
- Dividend yield
- 1.23%
- Beta
- 0.68
- Volume
- 2.33M avg 2.00M
- 1-year return
- +27.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.4%
- 50-day average
- $485.35
- 200-day average
- $494.16
- Next earnings
- Feb 4 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 459.1M
Linde swing-trade checklist
Linde scores 2 supportive, 4 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive4 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $524.74 sits between the 50-day ($485.35) and 200-day ($494.16) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
45.9, Neutral
Reading 45.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.6% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.6% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 91 days
Next report Feb 4, 2027, 91 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+1.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Linde stock chart and price history
Linde closed at $524.74 on Nov 4, 2026, +27.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $387.78 to $548.20.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +7.1%
- 3 months
- +7.1%
- 6 months
- +4.6%
- 1 year
- +27.3%
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About Linde
Linde produces and delivers industrial gases to businesses across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. It offers gases drawn from the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases, as well as manufactured gases like carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, and gases used in electronics. The company pairs this gas supply role with the ability to plan and erect complete processing facilities for clients.
Its engineering work includes building plants for olefins, natural gas, hydrogen, synthesis gas, and air separation, meeting needs both for outside firms and for its own gas production sites. Linde serves organizations in healthcare, energy, general manufacturing, food and drink carbonation, fiber-optic production, steelmaking, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment.
Linde dates back to 1879 and runs its headquarters out of Woking in the United Kingdom. The company's stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker LIN.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Website
- linde.com
Linde GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Linde’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 45.9, in the Neutral zone, down 0.5 points over five sessions.
45.9Neutral
Down 0.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 34 | +1.5% | +2.5% | ||
| Accumulation | 190 | −0.4% | −0.3% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 427 | +0.3% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | +0.9% | +2.7% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average LIN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Linde stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Linde trades 3.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $506.46, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Linde shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$506.46
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
3.6% above fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 7.2% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Linde insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Linde, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 4 |
| Thomas Kean House, NJ, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 14 traded Aug 10 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Linde has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- $954.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.40%
- Trailing four quarters
- $4.02B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
5of the funds Gekko tracks hold LIN.
2added0opened3trimmed1sold out
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Linde earnings: next date and track record
Linde reports on Feb 4, 2027, before the open (91 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 4, 2027
Expected before the open, 91 days away
- EPS estimate
- $4.51
- Revenue estimate
- $9.24B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.5%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 29, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Linde reported Q3 2026 record sales of $9.4B, operating profit of $2.8B, and EPS of $4.59, though operating margin ex-cost pass-through was essentially flat. A $425M restructuring charge was recorded, roughly half for severance and half for portfolio actions including Lincare. Electronics led growth at 15%, Chemicals & Energy grew 12%, and manufacturing grew 7%. An $8B sale of gas project backlog supports future growth.
- Guidance
- Management is pursuing price and productivity initiatives to combat inflationary headwinds while restructuring Lincare and evaluating strategic alternatives for it. Electronics projects worth ~$2B under construction in the U.S., Korea, and China support continued double-digit growth expectations.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | $4.59 est $4.52 | $9.40B est $9.16B | +1.2% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $4.50 est $4.49 | $9.29B est $9.02B | −5.5% |
| May 1, 2026 | $4.33 est $4.27 | $8.78B est $8.60B | −1.5% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $4.20 est $4.18 | $8.76B est $8.64B | −5.3% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $4.21 est $4.18 | $8.62B est $8.62B | −4.1% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $4.09 est $4.03 | $8.50B est $8.36B | +1.6% |
| May 1, 2025 | $3.95 est $3.92 | $8.11B est $8.24B | +0.4% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $3.97 est $3.94 | $8.28B est $8.42B | +0.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Linde stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Linde is $549.37, +4.7% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$549.37consensus 12-month target, +4.7% from the last close
Now $524.74Avg $549.37
Low $525High $595
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | BMO Capital | $540 | +2.9% |
| Nov 2 | DZ BANK AG | — | — |
| Nov 1 | Goldman Sachs | $595 | +13.4% |
| Oct 30 | Evercore ISI | $525 | 0.0% |
| Oct 30 | Jefferies | $591 | +12.6% |
+0.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Linde seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Linde averaged +1.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.1% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, LIN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.4%.
Linde market cap and key statistics
Linde’s market cap is $240.9B, with a P/E ratio of 34.2 and revenue of $36.24B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $240.9B
- P/E ratio
- 34.2
- Forward P/E
- 26.3
- EPS, TTM
- $15.22
- Gekko Fair Value
- $506.46
Trading
- Volume
- 2.33M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.00M
- 52-week high
- $548.20
- 52-week low
- $387.78
- Shares outstanding
- 459.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $36.24B
- Profit margin
- 19.3%
- Return on equity
- 17.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −10.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.68
- Typical daily move
- ±1.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.23%
Linde stock news this week
Coverage of Linde this week reads positive: 13 positive, 8 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- An officer lists 86,833 Linde (LIN) shares for sale.Stock Titan, Nov 4
- 122,835 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN Acquired by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.MarketBeat, Nov 4
- 5,724 Linde PLC $LIN Shares Purchased by Provenance Wealth Advisors LLCMarketBeat, Nov 4
- 220,600 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN Bought by Markel Group Inc.MarketBeat, Nov 4
- Linde PLC (LIN.HM) Seasonal returns chart - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Singapore, Nov 4
- Linde plc (LIN.DE) Seasonal returns chart - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Singapore, Nov 3
Linde peers
Linde’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| ECLEcolab | Distribution | 17.6% above |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | Distribution | 1.6% above |
| DOWDow | Neutral | 27.3% below |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | Neutral | 11.0% below |
| ALBAlbemarle | Accumulation | 25.3% below |
| WLKWestlake | Neutral | 19.3% below |
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Linde stock FAQ
What is Linde’s market cap?
Linde’s market cap is $240.9B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $524.74, with 459.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 34.2.
What is the Linde stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Linde is $549.37, +4.7% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Linde stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Linde is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $524.74 is 3.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $506.46. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Linde report earnings next?
Linde is expected to report on Feb 4, 2027, before the market opens (91 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $4.51 per share on revenue of $9.24B. Linde beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.5% on average across the report.
What is Linde’s 52-week high and low?
Linde’s 52-week high is $548.20 and its 52-week low is $387.78; it closed at $524.74 on Nov 4, 2026, +27.3% over the past year.
Is Linde stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money and earnings risk), 4 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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