LIN · Linde PLC

NASDAQ Chemicals Mega Cap Clavix A-
490.68−1.43  (−0.29%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$226.9B
P/E31.32
Float461.1M
Beta0.70
Volatility17.5%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorChemicals
Cap tierMega cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score84.8
Price490.68
Change−0.29%
Prev Close492.11
Open491.38
Day Low489.20
Day High494.13
Avg Vol2
Avg $ Vol$1.10B
52W High548.20
52W Low387.78
52W Pos64.1%
From High−10.49%
From Low+26.54%
Max DD 1Y−16.31%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20+3.50%
SMA 50+2.57%
SMA 200+0.46%
RSI (14)63.3
Vol 30D15.1%
Vol 90D19.9%
1Y Range388–548
Daily bars533
Perf Week+0.44%
Perf Month+5.96%
Perf Quarter−4.29%
Perf Half Y−1.51%
Perf Year+8.44%
Perf YTD+14.35%
Prev Day−0.29%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.59
Curr Ratio0.88
Int Cover38.2×
FCF Margin15.0%
Rev Growth+3.0%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageModerate
Sector rank1 / 17

What LIN does

Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide.

The company offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene.

It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants.

The company serves the healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics industries.

It operates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, China, Australia, South Korea, and India.

Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-84.8/100

LIN grades A-, 84.8 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (71), most exposed on Macro Resilience (67, steady). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Chemicals median. Ranks 1 of 17 in Chemicals by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

LINChemicals median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.700.72
Volatilityannualized17.5%17.9%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−16.3%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.76%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions2 (1%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

LIN
492.11

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

LIN

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

LINChemicals median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.700.72
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateModerate 53% of 17

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 6Moderate 9High 2Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Chemicals names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Chemicals17 companies ranked
LIN
#1 of 17

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

LIN
1 week+0.4%
1 month+6.0%
Year to date+14.3%
1 year+8.4%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

No scored coverage for LIN in the recent pool.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.59sector median 0.57 · 17 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.88sector median 1.43 · 17 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
15.0%sector median 9.7% · 17 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
38.2×sector median 5.9× · 17 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 17 Chemicals names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

LIN
Revenue growthyear over year+3.0%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Chemicals median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Nearest peers by size

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