US · LIN
Linde plc
- Sector
- Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
- Headquarters
- Woking GU21 6HT
- Website
- linde.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$507.92
Market cap 235.44B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $350.80 | -30.93% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $225.47 | -55.61% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $5.67 | -98.88% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $162.74 | -67.96% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $84.42 | $74.27 | $8.95 | $8.09 | $104.24 |
| 2012 | $89.31 | $85.75 | $9.36 | $7.35 | $45.03 |
| 2013 | $105.13 | $94.51 | $10.06 | $5.31 | $83.50 |
| 2014 | $101.86 | $89.15 | $6.66 | $0.00 | $63.71 |
| 2015 | $93.88 | $86.18 | $2.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $101.40 | $82.73 | $8.69 | $0.00 | $31.64 |
| 2017 | $141.17 | $94.18 | $14.28 | $0.00 | $71.25 |
| 2018 | $152.59 | $150.21 | $54.68 | $88.19 | $485.76 |
| 2019 | $173.62 | $142.45 | $1,109.54 | $9.45 | $398.68 |
| 2020 | $251.66 | $165.52 | $1,129.25 | $2.28 | $23.16 |
| 2021 | $265.86 | $198.34 | $1,127.27 | $6.37 | $152.22 |
| 2022 | $328.40 | $227.38 | $148.93 | $0.00 | $134.15 |
| 2023 | $450.90 | $290.61 | $65.72 | $13.79 | $83.81 |
| 2024 | $462.54 | $311.16 | $36.10 | $10.77 | $116.73 |
| 2025 | $509.34 | $350.80 | $35.25 | $5.67 | $162.74 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Linde plc's (LIN) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $350.80
- Current price
- $507.92
- AI upside
- -30.93%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$225.47
-55.61% upside
Graham-Dodd
$5.67
-98.88% upside
Graham Formula
$162.74
-67.96% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
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| ESI | Element Solutions Inc | $35.09 | 8.55B | +12% | -60% | -97% | -74% | 43.99 | 3.14 | 3.29 | 19.04 | — | -37.37 | 41.96% | 13.41% | 7.48% | 7.55% | 9.00% | 3.83% | 0.61 | 6.41 | 3.68 | 2.66 | 2.03 | -2178.00% | 384.00% | -2248.00% | 2.71% | 0.67 | 5.99% | 0.93% | 40.80% | 7.74% | 27.45 | 41.27 | 3.68 | 2.83 |
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| SHW | The Sherwin-Williams Comp… | $362.59 | 89.84B | -29% | -60% | — | -71% | 34.16 | 19.08 | 3.72 | 23.22 | — | -11.85 | 48.94% | 16.14% | 10.90% | 59.39% | 16.88% | 10.37% | 3.16 | 8.11 | 0.87 | 0.43 | 3.26 | -265.00% | 206.00% | 2740.00% | 3.02% | 0.50 | 15.31% | 0.90% | 30.70% | 0.90% | 26.83 | 38.46 | 4.33 | 3.88 |
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About Linde plc
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas and engineering company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Employees
- 65.07K
- Beta
- 0.85
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($225.47 ÷ $507.92) − 1 = -55.61% (DCF, example).