Linde (LIN) Price to Earnings (2017 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) Price to Earnings came in at 33.02 for Q2 2026, up 0.8% from 32.77 a year earlier and up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Price to Earnings (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Linde's Price to Earnings stood at 28.64, down 5.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Price to Earnings has declined for five consecutive years.
- In prior years, Linde's Price to Earnings was 30.16 in FY2024 (-5.5%), 31.91 in FY2023 (-17.6%), 38.71 in FY2022 (-16.0%) and 46.06 in FY2021 (-16.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 17.9%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 24.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 32.38 (Q1 2026), 28.64 (Q4 2025) and 31.27 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 216.41 Bn | 199.52 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 138.24 Bn | 131.38 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.94 Bn | 76.98 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 60.86 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.33 Bn | 26.95 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.48 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 26.88 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 666.00 Mn |
| 8 | Ati | 26.00 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 309.80 Mn |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.27 Bn | 16.07 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.22 Bn | 18.91 Bn | 853.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.64 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.77 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.75 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.37 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.91 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.82 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.66 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.35 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.99 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.06 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 42.12 |
API Access
Linde Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();