Linde plc (LIN)
NASDAQMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-10-29
$503.15-0.99%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, guidance credibility.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 34% growth a year, above the roughly 4% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskLinde's electronics and clean-energy growth depends on expanding sales and backlog, alongside steady revenue growth. Revenue grew 9% year over year in the third quarter, which beat earnings consensus. LIN trades at 29× P/E versus a 17× peer median, near its 30× history. The market prices in more growth than our forecast. A premium compressing against peers is the key valuation risk. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 18%. Peer multiples imply a price about 34% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. LIN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 29 analysts currently covering LIN (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 10 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LIN in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 14 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Materials (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Grow sales and backlog with focus on electronics and clean energy markets
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $503.15
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $503.15.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Expands presence in key electronics market, supporting growth objectives.
Advances: Grow sales and backlog with focus on electronics and clean energy markets
AI chip contracts support growth in electronics market.
Advances: Grow sales and backlog with focus on electronics and clean energy markets
Winning AI chip contracts supports growth in electronics market.
Threatens: Support growth with capital expenditures of $5.5B to $6.0B in 2026
Higher CAPEX limits growth potential and capital allocation.
Healthcare unit challenges may hinder overall growth objectives.
Advances: Support growth with capital expenditures of $5.5B to $6.0B in 2026
Investment supports growth in electronics market.
Advances: Achieve Q2 EPS growth of 8% to 10%
Earnings call confirms EPS growth target for Q2.
Threatens: Achieve Q2 EPS growth of 8% to 10%
Q2 EPS growth missed expectations despite beating estimates.
