Linde (LIN) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.27 per share and revenue of $8.5899 billion for the quarter. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.64 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. Linde’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.97 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Linde to post $18 EPS for the current fiscal year and $19 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Linde Stock Performance

Linde stock opened at $510.29 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $496.32 and a 200-day moving average of $455.43. The firm has a market cap of $236.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.78. Linde has a 1-year low of $387.78 and a 1-year high of $515.63.

Linde Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LIN. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Linde from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Linde from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Linde from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $455.00 to $525.00 in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Linde from $512.00 to $552.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Linde from $545.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $527.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Linde news, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.27, for a total transaction of $3,111,800.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,890,227.77. This trade represents a 44.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total transaction of $4,542,654.75. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. This represents a 29.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 20,332 shares of company stock valued at $9,749,257 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Linde

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Linde by 0.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 19,319,583 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,176,828,000 after purchasing an additional 172,162 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Linde by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,784,371 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,171,959,000 after purchasing an additional 695,771 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Linde by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,768,269 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,606,756,000 after purchasing an additional 378,343 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Linde by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 2,789,397 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,189,371,000 after purchasing an additional 30,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd increased its stake in shares of Linde by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,611,016 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $686,886,000 after purchasing an additional 293,874 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.