What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Linde Q3 Earnings?

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Linde in a report released on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $4.50 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Linde’s current full-year earnings is $17.86 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Linde’s Q4 2026 earnings at $4.52 EPS.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $4.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.49 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $9.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.02 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.43% and a return on equity of 20.09%. Linde’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.09 EPS. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-17.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.550 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Linde from $600.00 to $580.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Linde from $560.00 to $546.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $563.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $525.00 target price on shares of Linde in a report on Friday, July 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Linde currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $545.07.

Linde Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ LIN opened at $462.96 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $492.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $500.59. The company has a market cap of $213.42 billion, a PE ratio of 29.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.72. Linde has a 52-week low of $387.78 and a 52-week high of $548.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Linde

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Marathon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Linde by 0.9% in the second quarter. Marathon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,843 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,513,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Linde by 76.8% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 3,259 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 1,416 shares in the last quarter. Planning Project LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Linde during the second quarter worth about $6,711,000. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Linde by 74.2% during the second quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 54 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of Linde by 0.9% during the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 3,577 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be given a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. Linde’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.34%.

Linde Company Profile

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) is a global industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related equipment and process technologies to customers across a range of industries. Its products include oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, specialty gases and medical gases.

The company serves customers in sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, food and beverage, electronics, chemicals, energy and metals. Linde also designs and builds industrial gas plants and provides engineering, project management and process technology services for industrial and energy applications.

Linde traces its history to 1879 and was formed in its current structure through the 2018 merger of Linde AG and Praxair, Inc The company operates internationally, serving customers in numerous countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions.