Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 17.700-17.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 17.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Linde also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 4.450-4.550 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $560.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $600.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $559.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $548.67.

Linde Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:LIN opened at $508.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $235.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $516.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $496.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.83. Linde has a 52 week low of $387.78 and a 52 week high of $548.20.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.27 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.60 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 19.80%. The company’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.95 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Linde will post 17.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be paid a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. Linde’s payout ratio is presently 42.50%.

Institutional Trading of Linde

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its stake in shares of Linde by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 237 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. lifted its holdings in Linde by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 3,852 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,642,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in Linde by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 66 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Linde by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,248 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $532,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Linde by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC now owns 548 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

About Linde

Linde (NASDAQ: LIN) is a multinational industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related technologies and services to a wide range of industries. The company traces its current form to the 2018 combination of Germany’s Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, creating one of the largest global providers of industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde’s business model centers on production, processing and distribution of gases as well as the design and construction of the plants and equipment needed to produce them.

Core products and services include atmospheric and process gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon; hydrogen and helium; carbon dioxide; and a portfolio of higher‑value specialty and electronic gases.