Linde plc Ordinary Key Fundamental Indicators
| LIN Stock | USD 460.51 4.17 0.91% |
As of the 11th of February 2026, Linde Plc secures the Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1149, mean deviation of 0.8591, and Downside Deviation of 1.17. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Linde plc Ordinary, as well as the relationship between them.
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Linde Fundamental Market Drivers
| Forward Price Earnings | 25.7069 | |
| Cash And Short Term Investments | 5.1 B |
Linde Upcoming Events
| 6th of February 2024 Upcoming Quarterly Report | View | |
| 25th of April 2024 Next Financial Report | View | |
| 31st of December 2023 Next Fiscal Quarter End | View | |
| 6th of February 2024 Next Fiscal Year End | View | |
| 30th of September 2023 Last Quarter Report | View | |
| 31st of December 2022 Last Financial Announcement | View |
Linde Return On Asset Driver Correlations
Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Linde Plc is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Linde Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Return On Asset. Since Linde Plc's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Linde Plc's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Linde Plc's interrelated accounts and indicators.
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Will Industrial Gases sector continue expanding? Could Linde diversify its offerings? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Linde Plc. Expected growth trajectory for Linde significantly influences the price investors are willing to assign. Accurate valuation requires analyzing both current fundamentals and future growth trajectories. Every Linde Plc data point contributes insight, yet successful analysis hinges on identifying the most consequential variables.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.1) | Dividend Share 6 | Earnings Share 14.74 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.058 |
Linde plc Ordinary's market price often diverges from its book value, the accounting figure shown on Linde's balance sheet. Smart investors calculate Linde Plc's intrinsic value - its true economic worth - which may differ significantly from both market price and book value. Seasoned market participants apply comprehensive analytical frameworks to derive fundamental worth and identify mispriced opportunities. Since Linde Plc's trading price responds to investor sentiment, macroeconomic conditions, and market psychology, it can swing far from fundamental value.
Understanding that Linde Plc's value differs from its trading price is crucial, as each reflects different aspects of the company. Evaluating whether Linde Plc represents a sound investment requires analyzing earnings trends, revenue growth, technical signals, industry dynamics, and expert forecasts. However, Linde Plc's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.
Linde Plc 'What if' Analysis
In the world of financial modeling, what-if analysis is part of sensitivity analysis performed to test how changes in assumptions impact individual outputs in a model. When applied to Linde Plc's stock what-if analysis refers to the analyzing how the change in your past investing horizon will affect the profitability against the current market value of Linde Plc.
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If you would invest 0.00 in Linde Plc on November 13, 2025 and sell it all today you would earn a total of 0.00 from holding Linde plc Ordinary or generate 0.0% return on investment in Linde Plc over 90 days. Linde Plc is related to or competes with Air Products, Sherwin Williams, Ecolab, Southern Copper, Sociedad Quimica, Element Solutions, and H B. Linde plc operates as an industrial gas and engineering company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Afr... More
Linde Plc Upside/Downside Indicators
Understanding different market momentum indicators often help investors to time their next move. Potential upside and downside technical ratios enable traders to measure Linde Plc's stock current market value against overall market sentiment and can be a good tool during both bulling and bearish trends. Here we outline some of the essential indicators to assess Linde plc Ordinary upside and downside potential and time the market with a certain degree of confidence.
| Downside Deviation | 1.17 | |||
| Information Ratio | 0.0578 | |||
| Maximum Drawdown | 6.09 | |||
| Value At Risk | (1.32) | |||
| Potential Upside | 1.81 |
Linde Plc Market Risk Indicators
Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Linde Plc's investment risk. Other traders do consider volatility but use just one or two very conventional indicators such as Linde Plc's standard deviation. In reality, there are many statistical measures that can use Linde Plc historical prices to predict the future Linde Plc's volatility.| Risk Adjusted Performance | 0.1149 | |||
| Jensen Alpha | 0.1082 | |||
| Total Risk Alpha | 0.0313 | |||
| Sortino Ratio | 0.0557 | |||
| Treynor Ratio | 0.3081 |
Linde Plc February 11, 2026 Technical Indicators
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| Risk Adjusted Performance | 0.1149 | |||
| Market Risk Adjusted Performance | 0.3181 | |||
| Mean Deviation | 0.8591 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 0.993 | |||
| Downside Deviation | 1.17 | |||
| Coefficient Of Variation | 715.07 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.13 | |||
| Variance | 1.27 | |||
| Information Ratio | 0.0578 | |||
| Jensen Alpha | 0.1082 | |||
| Total Risk Alpha | 0.0313 | |||
| Sortino Ratio | 0.0557 | |||
| Treynor Ratio | 0.3081 | |||
| Maximum Drawdown | 6.09 | |||
| Value At Risk | (1.32) | |||
| Potential Upside | 1.81 | |||
| Downside Variance | 1.37 | |||
| Semi Variance | 0.986 | |||
| Expected Short fall | (0.89) | |||
| Skewness | (0.18) | |||
| Kurtosis | 0.8986 |
Linde plc Ordinary Backtested Returns
As of now, Linde Stock is very steady. Linde plc Ordinary has Sharpe Ratio of 0.11, which conveys that the firm had a 0.11 % return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. We have found twenty-eight technical indicators for Linde Plc, which you can use to evaluate the volatility of the firm. Please verify Linde Plc's Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1149, mean deviation of 0.8591, and Downside Deviation of 1.17 to check out if the risk estimate we provide is consistent with the expected return of 0.13%. Linde Plc has a performance score of 9 on a scale of 0 to 100. The company secures a Beta (Market Risk) of 0.48, which conveys possible diversification benefits within a given portfolio. As returns on the market increase, Linde Plc's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Linde Plc is expected to be smaller as well. Linde plc Ordinary right now secures a risk of 1.16%. Please verify Linde plc Ordinary maximum drawdown, as well as the relationship between the expected short fall and rate of daily change , to decide if Linde plc Ordinary will be following its current price movements.
Auto-correlation | 0.19 |
Very weak predictability
Linde plc Ordinary has very weak predictability. Overlapping area represents the amount of predictability between Linde Plc time series from 13th of November 2025 to 28th of December 2025 and 28th of December 2025 to 11th of February 2026. The more autocorrelation exist between current time interval and its lagged values, the more accurately you can make projection about the future pattern of Linde plc Ordinary price movement. The serial correlation of 0.19 indicates that over 19.0% of current Linde Plc price fluctuation can be explain by its past prices.
| Correlation Coefficient | 0.19 | |
| Spearman Rank Test | 0.36 | |
| Residual Average | 0.0 | |
| Price Variance | 142.95 |
Return on Asset measures overall efficiency of a company in generating profits from its total assets. It is expressed as the percentage of profits earned per dollar of Asset. A low ROA typically means that a company is asset-intensive and therefore will needs more money to continue generating revenue in the future.
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Based on the latest financial disclosure, Linde plc Ordinary has a Return On Asset of 0.0708. This is 90.43% lower than that of the Chemicals sector and 96.13% lower than that of the Materials industry. The return on asset for all United States stocks is 150.57% lower than that of the firm.
Linde plc Ordinary Fundamental Drivers Relationships
Comparative valuation techniques use various fundamental indicators to help in determining Linde Plc's current stock value. Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Linde Plc value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Linde Plc competition to find correlations between indicators driving Linde Plc's intrinsic value. More Info.Linde plc Ordinary is rated fourth overall in return on equity category among its peers. It is rated fifth overall in return on asset category among its peers reporting about 0.40 of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. The ratio of Return On Equity to Return On Asset for Linde plc Ordinary is roughly 2.52 . At this time, Linde Plc's Return On Equity is very stable compared to the past year. The reason why the comparable model can be used in almost all circumstances is due to the vast number of multiples that can be utilized, such as the price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-book (P/B), price-to-sales (P/S), price-to-cash flow (P/CF), and many others. The P/E ratio is the most commonly used of these ratios because it focuses on the Linde Plc's earnings, one of the primary drivers of an investment's value.Linde Return On Asset Peer Comparison
Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Linde Plc's direct or indirect competition against its Return On Asset to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Linde Plc could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Linde Plc by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.Linde Plc is currently under evaluation in return on asset category among its peers.
Linde Plc ESG Sustainability
Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Linde Plc's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Linde Plc's managers, analysts, and investors.Environmental | Governance | Social |
Linde Fundamentals
| Return On Equity | 0.18 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0708 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.20 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.26 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 236.97 B | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 466.95 M | ||||
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 0.24 % | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 87.77 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 7.44 M | ||||
| Price To Earning | 45.62 X | ||||
| Price To Book | 5.62 X | ||||
| Price To Sales | 6.35 X | ||||
| Revenue | 33.99 B | ||||
| Gross Profit | 16.6 B | ||||
| EBITDA | 12.85 B | ||||
| Net Income | 6.94 B | ||||
| Cash And Equivalents | 5.44 B | ||||
| Cash Per Share | 7.60 X | ||||
| Total Debt | 26.99 B | ||||
| Debt To Equity | 0.39 % | ||||
| Current Ratio | 0.74 X | ||||
| Book Value Per Share | 82.03 X | ||||
| Cash Flow From Operations | 10.35 B | ||||
| Short Ratio | 2.85 X | ||||
| Earnings Per Share | 14.74 X | ||||
| Price To Earnings To Growth | 2.16 X | ||||
| Target Price | 510.39 | ||||
| Number Of Employees | 65.49 K | ||||
| Beta | 0.85 | ||||
| Market Capitalization | 215.94 B | ||||
| Total Asset | 86.82 B | ||||
| Retained Earnings | 16.61 B | ||||
| Working Capital | (1.6 B) | ||||
| Current Asset | 193.42 M | ||||
| Current Liabilities | 107.75 M | ||||
| Annual Yield | 0.01 % | ||||
| Five Year Return | 1.70 % | ||||
| Net Asset | 86.82 B | ||||
| Last Dividend Paid | 6.0 |
About Linde Plc Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Linde plc Ordinary's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Linde Plc using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Linde plc Ordinary based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Current Deferred Revenue | 1.2 B | 1.2 B | |
| Total Revenue | 34 B | 35.7 B | |
| Cost Of Revenue | 19.3 B | 20.2 B | |
| Sales General And Administrative To Revenue | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| Capex To Revenue | 0.16 | 0.15 | |
| Revenue Per Share | 62.04 | 65.15 | |
| Ebit Per Revenue | 0.23 | 0.14 |
Pair Trading with Linde Plc
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Linde Plc position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Linde Plc will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving together with Linde Stock
Moving against Linde Stock
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| 0.32 | RHEP | Regional Health Prop | PairCorr |
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Linde Plc could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Linde Plc when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Linde Plc - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Linde plc Ordinary to buy it.
The correlation of Linde Plc is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Linde Plc moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Linde plc Ordinary moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Linde Plc can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Check out You can also try the Sign In To Macroaxis module to sign in to explore Macroaxis' wealth optimization platform and fintech modules.
Will Industrial Gases sector continue expanding? Could Linde diversify its offerings? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Linde Plc. Expected growth trajectory for Linde significantly influences the price investors are willing to assign. Accurate valuation requires analyzing both current fundamentals and future growth trajectories. Every Linde Plc data point contributes insight, yet successful analysis hinges on identifying the most consequential variables.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.1) | Dividend Share 6 | Earnings Share 14.74 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.058 |
Linde plc Ordinary's market price often diverges from its book value, the accounting figure shown on Linde's balance sheet. Smart investors calculate Linde Plc's intrinsic value - its true economic worth - which may differ significantly from both market price and book value. Seasoned market participants apply comprehensive analytical frameworks to derive fundamental worth and identify mispriced opportunities. Since Linde Plc's trading price responds to investor sentiment, macroeconomic conditions, and market psychology, it can swing far from fundamental value.
Understanding that Linde Plc's value differs from its trading price is crucial, as each reflects different aspects of the company. Evaluating whether Linde Plc represents a sound investment requires analyzing earnings trends, revenue growth, technical signals, industry dynamics, and expert forecasts. However, Linde Plc's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.