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Linde PLC Financial Ratios 2025-2011 | LIN
Brief overview of Linde PLC's valuation and returns
The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2021 to 2025.
The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 34.57x (median 34.57x), EV/EBITDA 19.16x (median 16.27x), P/S 7.02x (median 5.7x). Valuation is 17.7% above five-year reference levels. The premium requires support from earnings and returns.
The inverse P/E implies an earnings yield of 2.9%. This is not a dividend yield, but current earnings relative to market price.
Current measures of operating quality are ROE 18%, ROA 7.9%, ROCE 23.3%. Profitability forms a strong profile, with capital and assets producing substantial returns.
Current PEG of 2.7x points to a premium over forecast earnings momentum.
The time from paying for inputs to receiving cash rose from 18.7 days to 37.7 days. Cash turnover slowed.
Overall assessment
Linde PLC's business looks strong while multiples exceed historical reference points. Investors are pricing in continued momentum.
Annual Financial Ratios Linde PLC
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
34.6 | 28.6 | 30.9 | 42.0 | 39.5 | 50.5 | 49.7 | 12.4 | 37.3 | 22.7 | 18.6 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
P/S |
7.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
EPS |
14.7 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
281 B | 224 B | 227 B | 207 B | 184 B | 161 B | 148 B | 91.8 B | 60.9 B | 48 B | 42.2 B | 49.1 B | 50.3 B | 44.5 B | 42.7 B |
EBITDA per Share |
27 | 25.9 | 24.2 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 14 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 12 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
EV/EBITDA |
22.1 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 9.1 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.0 |
PEG |
2.7 | 2.11 | 5.76 | 3.04 | 2.8 | 5.77 | -0.73 | 0.06 | -2.09 | -8.75 | -2.69 | -8.25 | 4.44 | 7.66 | 0.46 |
P/B |
6.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
P/CF |
23.0 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 45.3 | 29.9 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 29.9 | 41.3 | 57.3 | 48.9 |
ROE % |
18.04 | 17.23 | 15.61 | 10.36 | 8.42 | 5.05 | 4.43 | 7.68 | 19.15 | 27.57 | 32.28 | 28.19 | 25.06 | 26.35 | 28.84 |
ROA % |
7.95 | 8.19 | 7.67 | 5.21 | 4.69 | 2.83 | 2.64 | 4.69 | 6.10 | 7.76 | 8.44 | 8.55 | 8.66 | 9.35 | 10.22 |
ROCE % |
23.33 | 22.67 | 20.20 | 13.41 | 10.97 | 6.70 | 3.94 | 6.52 | 14.27 | 13.74 | 15.01 | 15.81 | 14.92 | 15.75 | 17.76 |
Current Ratio |
1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
DSO |
51.5 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 49.5 | 51.4 | 56.9 | 60.6 | 112.7 | 55.0 | 56.9 | 54.2 | 53.4 | 57.9 | 59.6 | 58.2 |
DIO |
42.0 | 43.2 | 42.7 | 34.8 | 36.0 | 40.6 | 37.2 | 66.8 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 32.5 | 28.9 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 25.8 |
DPO |
55.8 | 58.8 | 62.8 | 61.0 | 68.6 | 75.5 | 71.6 | 130.3 | 52.7 | 56.4 | 48.4 | 45.3 | 49.8 | 53.0 | 50.6 |
Operating Cycle |
93.5 | 94.9 | 94.2 | 84.4 | 87.4 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 179.5 | 90.1 | 91.1 | 86.7 | 82.3 | 85.3 | 86.8 | 84.0 |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
37.7 | 36.0 | 31.5 | 23.4 | 18.7 | 22.1 | 26.2 | 49.2 | 37.3 | 34.7 | 38.3 | 37.0 | 35.4 | 33.8 | 33.4 |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios Linde PLC
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPS |
4.17 | 4 | 4.11 | 3.75 | 3.53 | 3.24 | 3.46 | 3.38 | 3.21 | 3.22 | 3.08 | - | 2.56 | 0.74 | 2.31 | - | 1.9 | 1.62 | 1.87 | - | 1.33 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 1.36 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 6.27 | 1.6 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 0.11 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA per Share |
7.6 | 7.31 | 7.1 | 7 | 6.54 | 6.38 | 6.55 | 6.32 | 6.18 | 6.07 | 5.86 | - | 5.35 | 3.35 | 5.11 | - | 4.77 | 4.46 | 4.55 | - | 4.07 | 3.26 | 3.53 | 3.39 | 3.88 | 3.44 | 3.36 | 9.04 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.35 | 3.3 | 3.25 | 3.14 | 2.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROE % |
19.33 | 18.79 | 17.80 | 17.01 | 16.47 | 15.96 | 15.96 | 15.42 | 14.65 | 11.67 | 10.49 | 6.82 | 8.96 | 7.53 | 8.74 | 6.10 | 7.58 | 6.41 | 5.78 | 3.66 | 4.70 | 4.72 | 4.81 | 4.66 | 9.39 | 8.78 | 8.65 | 8.49 | 3.27 | -21686.74 | -109444.89 | 0.55 | -21689.11 | -87757.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROA % |
8.63 | 8.47 | 8.20 | 8.03 | 8.00 | 7.99 | 8.11 | 7.92 | 7.61 | 7.02 | 6.18 | 4.29 | 5.29 | 3.58 | 4.73 | 3.31 | 4.11 | 3.46 | 3.11 | 1.96 | 2.55 | 2.61 | 2.69 | 2.64 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 4.79 | 4.69 | 1.66 | 4548.39 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 4547.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROCE % |
25.10 | 24.31 | 23.12 | 22.52 | 21.61 | 20.97 | 20.71 | 19.87 | 18.80 | 15.13 | 13.59 | 8.91 | 11.74 | 10.09 | 11.28 | 7.95 | 9.99 | 8.42 | 7.47 | 4.85 | 6.18 | 6.17 | 6.28 | 5.98 | 10.91 | 10.17 | 10.14 | 10.17 | 14.52 | -32701.62 | -163690.33 | 10.62 | -32714.84 | -130987.38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Current Ratio |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DSO |
53.8 | 55.4 | 55.9 | 54.7 | 55.2 | 53.9 | 55.2 | 54.6 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 51.9 | - | 23.9 | 26.1 | 51.9 | - | 51.8 | 51.0 | 52.3 | - | 55.5 | 59.6 | 57.5 | 55.7 | 56.3 | 54.7 | 56.6 | 67.6 | 130.3 | 128.8 | 91.9 | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DIO |
39.4 | 42.4 | 44.3 | 43.5 | 44.7 | 43.8 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 44.0 | 43.7 | 41.5 | - | 16.0 | 16.3 | 33.3 | - | 35.4 | 36.9 | 38.5 | - | 41.1 | 43.6 | 40.7 | 37.0 | 38.1 | 36.2 | 37.1 | 38.1 | 88.7 | 88.3 | 62.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
51.6 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 53.4 | 58.1 | 59.7 | 61.6 | 61.0 | 60.6 | 62.6 | 61.1 | - | 26.5 | 31.3 | 65.5 | - | 64.9 | 66.2 | 68.0 | - | 73.6 | 78.0 | 75.5 | 71.2 | 73.4 | 69.6 | 71.9 | 74.3 | 173.0 | 172.2 | 113.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | - | 100.2 | 98.2 | 99.9 | 97.7 | 100.2 | 99.8 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 93.4 | - | 39.9 | 42.5 | 85.2 | - | 87.2 | 87.9 | 90.8 | - | 96.6 | 103.2 | 98.1 | 92.7 | 94.5 | 90.9 | 93.7 | 105.7 | 219.1 | 217.1 | 154.1 | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | 45.6 | 44.8 | 41.9 | 38.0 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 36.5 | 34.2 | 32.3 | - | 13.4 | 11.2 | 19.7 | - | 22.3 | 21.6 | 22.9 | - | 23.0 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 31.4 | 46.1 | 44.9 | 40.4 | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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