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Linde (LIN) stock analysis

$500.57−0.26%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • LIN gained 7.7% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 103rd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +11.6%, 4.2 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 8.4% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved −0.4% (−0.6% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Industrial gases segment of the Energy & Power, where the 1-month median return is +7.7%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 6, 2026).
Market cap$230.8B
12-month return+11.6%
Forward P/E25.6×
Mean target vs price+8.7%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

LIN+7.7%
Sector median−11.6%
S&P 5000.0%
LIN−1.1%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
LIN+1.2%
Sector median−15.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
LIN+11.6%
Sector median+2.6%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500103 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10024 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Basic Materials112 / 246

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 6, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

55 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.2%, positive 73% of the time, against +1.2% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$18.21
30-day change−0.4%
90-day change−0.6%
Mean target$544.30 +8.7%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 1

27 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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PeersSHW · ECL · APD · PPG

Where it sits in the supply chain

Energy & Power · Production & generation

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Its segment
Industrial gases+7.7%
LIN+7.7%1 month

Supplies gases to manufacturing, electronics, healthcare and energy projects under long-term contracts.

Sells into
Power & fuel demand

Also on: Oil & Gas Supply Chain · Chemicals & Basic Materials

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−16.3%
Volatility, 60D18.6%
From 52-week high−8.4%
From 52-week low+29.0%
Trailing P/E32.3×
Forward P/E25.6×

Themes

  • Specialty Chemicals3M rank 30 / 73
SHWSherwin-WilliamsECLEcolabAPDAir Products and ChemicalsPPGPPG Industries, Inc.IFFInternational Flavors & FragranLYBLyondellBasell Industries NVDDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.ALBAlbemarle Corporation

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