Linde PLC
LIN Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Linde PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $34.0 billion, up 2.97% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.35%, EPS grew 11.2%, free cash flow fell 12.7% and total debt rose 8.07%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Linde PLC (LIN) Shares outstanding
Linde PLC's shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025 was $472.2M, unchanged from fiscal 2024. At the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 it was $464.5M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $287.8M (fiscal 2016) to $545.2M (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. Linde PLC ranks 1st of 58 Specialty Chemicals companies by shares outstanding.
Shares outstanding, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $472.2M | (2.05%) |
| FY2024 | $482.1M | (2.07%) |
| FY2023 | $492.3M | (2.33%) |
| FY2022 | $504.0M | (3.42%) |
| FY2021 | $521.9M | (1.75%) |
| FY2020 | $531.2M | (2.57%) |
| FY2019 | $545.2M | 63.16% |
| FY2018 | $334.1M | 15.57% |
| FY2017 | $289.1M | 0.47% |
| FY2016 | $287.8M | (0.45%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $464.5M | (0.39%) |
| Mar 2026 | $466.3M | (1.24%) |
| Dec 2025 | $472.2M | 0.15% |
| Sep 2025 | $471.5M | (0.44%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Shares outstanding against peers
| Company | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| LIN Linde PLC | $464.5M |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | $323.0M |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | $282.2M |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | $257.0M |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | $246.0M |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | $223.9M |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | $222.8M |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | $136.8M |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | $127.2M |
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Shares (Diluted, Weighted) tells an investor how many shares a company’s earnings are spread across once potential new shares are counted.
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