Linde (LIN) Price to Earnings (2017 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) Price to Earnings came in at 31.10 for Q3 2026, down 0.6% from 31.27 a year earlier and down 5.8% 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%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has run from a low of 28.64 in Q4 2025 to a high of 46.06 in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- 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 Q1 2022, with a decline of 20.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 33.02 (Q2 2026), 32.38 (Q1 2026) and 28.64 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.10 |
| 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 |
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();