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Linde plc (LIN) | Financial Analysis & Statements

Linde plc | Mega-cap | Basic Materials

$482.36

0.51%

Linde plc vs Sherwin-Williams Linde plc vs Ecolab Linde plc vs Air Products and Linde plc vs DuPont de Nemours Linde plc vs PPG Industries Linde plc vs S&P 500 | Market

TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 8.1B

Gross Profit 4.0B 48.75%

Operating Income 2.2B 27.38%

Net Income 1.7B 21.04%

EPS (Diluted) $3.51

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 82.7B

Total Liabilities 43.2B

Shareholders Equity 39.5B

Debt to Equity 1.10

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 2.3B

Free Cash Flow 891.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

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Linde plc Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Revenue i	33.0B	32.9B	33.4B	30.8B	27.2B
Cost of Goods Sold i	17.1B	17.5B	19.4B	17.5B	15.4B
Gross Profit i	15.9B	15.4B	13.9B	13.2B	11.9B
Gross Margin % i	48.1%	46.8%	41.7%	43.0%	43.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i	150.0M	146.0M	143.0M	143.0M	152.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i	3.3B	3.1B	2.9B	3.0B	3.2B
Other Operating Expenses i	-	-	-	-	-
Total Operating Expenses i	3.5B	3.3B	3.0B	3.1B	3.3B
Operating Income i	8.6B	8.3B	6.7B	5.5B	3.9B
Operating Margin % i	26.0%	25.2%	20.1%	17.8%	14.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i	231.0M	213.0M	152.0M	93.0M	140.0M
Interest Expense i	487.0M	413.0M	215.0M	170.0M	255.0M
Other Non-Operating Income	230.0M	-81.0M	-1.1B	-299.0M	-390.0M
Pre-tax Income i	8.6B	8.0B	5.5B	5.1B	3.4B
Income Tax i	2.0B	1.8B	1.4B	1.3B	847.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i	23.4%	22.7%	25.9%	24.7%	25.0%
Net Income i	6.7B	6.3B	4.3B	4.0B	2.6B
Net Margin % i	20.4%	19.3%	12.8%	12.9%	9.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i	12.9B	12.3B	11.0B	10.0B	8.4B
EPS (Basic) i	$13.71	$12.70	$8.30	$7.40	$4.75
EPS (Diluted) i	$13.62	$12.59	$8.23	$7.33	$4.71
Basic Shares Outstanding i	478773000	488191000	499736000	516896000	526736000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i	478773000	488191000	499736000	516896000	526736000

Income Statement Trend

Linde plc Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i	4.8B	4.7B	5.4B	2.8B	3.8B
Short-term Investments i	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Receivable i	4.6B	4.7B	4.6B	4.5B	4.2B
Inventory i	1.9B	2.1B	2.0B	1.7B	1.7B
Other Current Assets	206.0M	93.0M	104.0M	146.0M	221.0M
Total Current Assets i	12.9B	12.6B	13.0B	10.2B	10.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i	11.6B	11.4B	10.3B	9.9B	10.0B
Goodwill i	63.2B	65.9B	64.1B	67.9B	72.6B
Intangible Assets i	11.3B	12.4B	12.4B	13.8B	16.2B
Long-term Investments	4.0M	8.0M	4.0M	35.0M	90.0M
Other Non-Current Assets	724.0M	547.0M	539.0M	628.0M	642.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i	67.2B	68.2B	66.6B	71.4B	77.3B
Total Assets i	80.1B	80.8B	79.7B	81.6B	88.2B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i	2.5B	3.0B	3.0B	3.5B	3.1B
Short-term Debt i	6.5B	6.2B	5.9B	3.1B	4.3B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	1.2B	1.3B	1.3B	1.2B	1.2B
Total Current Liabilities i	14.5B	15.7B	16.5B	13.6B	13.7B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i	16.1B	14.1B	12.9B	12.1B	12.9B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Current Liabilities	2.4B	2.0B	932.0M	1.1B	1.0B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i	26.1B	24.0B	21.8B	22.5B	24.9B
Total Liabilities i	40.7B	39.7B	38.3B	36.2B	38.6B
Equity
Common Stock i	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M
Retained Earnings i	12.6B	8.8B	20.5B	18.7B	17.2B
Treasury Stock i	7.3B	3.1B	14.7B	9.8B	5.4B
Other Equity	-	-	-	-	-
Total Shareholders Equity i	39.5B	41.1B	41.4B	45.4B	49.6B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i	22.6B	20.3B	18.8B	15.2B	17.2B
Working Capital i	-1.6B	-3.1B	-3.4B	-3.5B	-2.8B

Balance Sheet Composition

Linde plc Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i	6.7B	6.2B	4.1B	3.8B	2.5B
Depreciation & Amortization i	3.8B	3.8B	4.2B	4.6B	4.6B
Stock-Based Compensation i	160.0M	141.0M	107.0M	128.0M	133.0M
Working Capital Changes i	-513.0M	-381.0M	-460.0M	625.0M	127.0M
Operating Cash Flow i	9.8B	9.4B	8.7B	9.2B	7.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisitions i	-147.0M	-883.0M	85.0M	79.0M	414.0M
Investment Purchases i	-	-	-	-	-
Investment Sales i	-	-	-	-	-
Investing Cash Flow i	-147.0M	-883.0M	85.0M	79.0M	414.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i	-4.5B	-4.0B	-5.2B	-4.6B	-2.5B
Dividends Paid i	-2.7B	-2.5B	-2.3B	-2.2B	-2.0B
Debt Issuance i	4.8B	2.2B	3.2B	2.3B	2.8B
Debt Repayment i	-1.3B	-1.7B	-1.8B	-1.5B	-2.7B
Financing Cash Flow i	-4.4B	-5.4B	-3.1B	-7.6B	-3.3B
Free Cash Flow i	4.9B	5.5B	5.7B	6.6B	4.0B
Net Change in Cash i	5.2B	3.1B	5.7B	1.7B	4.3B

Cash Flow Trend

Linde plc Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 34.37

Forward P/E 27.90

Price to Book 5.86

Price to Sales 6.74

PEG Ratio 27.90

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 20.02%

Operating Margin 28.29%

Return on Equity 17.01%

Return on Assets 6.96%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.94

Debt to Equity 60.56

Beta 0.96

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $13.76

Book Value per Share $80.70

Revenue per Share $69.27

Peer Financial Comparison

Company	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	Profit Margin	Debt/Equity
lin	222.6B	34.37	5.86	17.01%	20.02%	60.56
Sherwin-Williams	91.5B	36.39	20.70	62.43%	11.03%	308.57
Ecolab	80.5B	37.87	12.09	24.41%	13.59%	103.92
Air Products and	64.6B	41.14	4.16	9.34%	12.86%	103.39
DuPont de Nemours	30.6B	429.88	1.33	0.46%	-1.54%	32.67
PPG Industries	25.5B	20.41	3.36	16.56%	6.46%	106.17

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.