Valuation

LINLinde

StockNasdaqIrelandMaterialsEU retail investors: available

+1.0% today · +25.4% over a year

9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 76% of the instruments we score

Stability, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 34.1). Dividend yield 1.21%.

Linde (LIN) valuation against sector peers: P/E 34.1 (sector median 19.0), P/B 6.1, EV/EBIT 28.7, free-cash-flow yield 2.1%, P/S 6.6.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Materials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricLINSector medianvs median
P/E34.119.0 · n=3480% above
P/B6.12.8 · n=48116% above
P/S6.64.2 · n=4358% above
EV/EBIT28.716.1 · n=3178% above
Free-cash-flow yield2.1%2.1% · n=39near the median
Dividend yield1.21%0.82% · n=10248% above
Return on equity18.0%8.0% · n=59124% above
Return on invested capital11.5%8.6% · n=4534% above
Gross margin47.9%35.5% · n=4835% above
Net debt / EBITDA1.750.50 · n=36253% above

Value factor: 27 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

SCCOSouthern Copper Corp23.411.014.83.8%3.4%6/10
RIORio Tinto plc10.81.78.44.2%5.4%9/10
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines22.54.1—4.4%0.9%6/10
BBarrick Mining Corporation14.22.7—5.5%2.2%8/10
WPMWheaton Precious Metals44.47.540.6—0.5%6/10
VALEVale SA21.71.5——8.9%—/10
AUAngloGold Ashanti PLC19.06.2—6.6%4.5%8/10
MTArcelorMittal SA15.40.916.11.0%1.1%3/10
NTRNutrien15.51.411.96.0%3.0%9/10
TECKTeck Resources Ltd31.81.819.7−0.8%0.4%1/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 29 Oct 2026