Linde PLC - Detailed Introduction, Company Background, Business Scope, Financial Data, and Market Performance

More Details of Linde PLC Company

Linde is a leading global multinational chemical company and the largest industrial gas supplier worldwide by market share and revenue. Established by German scientist and engineer Carl von Linde in 1879 in Wiesbaden, Germany, the company is currently headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, and is registered in Ireland as Linde plc. Linde plc was created in 2018 through the merger of Linde AG and Praxair, which was founded in 1907 in the United States as Linde Air Products Company.

Linde's core business involves the manufacturing and distribution of atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, alongside process gases that include carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, ammonia, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company’s products are utilized across various sectors, including healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food and beverage carbonation, fiber optics, steel production, aerospace, material handling equipment, chemicals, electronics, and water treatment industries.

Linde PLC Info

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Ticker SymbolLIN

Company nameLinde PLC

IPO dateOct 31, 2018

CEOMr. Juergen Nowicki

Number of employees65289

Security typeOrdinary Share

Fiscal year-endOct 31

AddressForge, 43 Church Street West

CityWOKING

Stock exchangeNASDAQ Global Select Consolidated

CountryUnited Kingdom

Postal codeGU21 6HT

Phone

Websitehttps://www.linde.com/

Ticker SymbolLIN

IPO dateOct 31, 2018

CEOMr. Juergen Nowicki

Company Executives of Linde PLC

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Name

Name/Position

Position

Shareholding

Change

Mr. Stephen F. (Steve) Angel

Chairman of the Board

688.81K

-3.50%

Mr. Sanjiv Lamba

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

88.27K

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Mr. Guillermo Bichara

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

24.95K

-2.50%

Mr. Juergen Nowicki

Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer - Linde Engineering

18.46K

+25.18%

Dr. Thomas Enders, Ph.D.

Independent Director

10.60K

-19.09%

Prof. Dr. Ann-kristin Achleitner

Independent Director

4.47K

--

Mr. Binod Patwari

Senior Vice President - Linde APAC

4.34K

+34.33%

Mr. Josef (Joe) Kaeser

Independent Director

2.60K

--

Mr. Oliver Pfann

Senior Vice President - EMEA

2.44K

+33.73%

Mr. Alberto Weisser

Independent Director

1.65K

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Name

Name/Position

Position

Shareholding

Change

Mr. Stephen F. (Steve) Angel

Chairman of the Board

688.81K

-3.50%

Mr. Sanjiv Lamba

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

88.27K

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Mr. Guillermo Bichara

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

24.95K

-2.50%

Mr. Juergen Nowicki

Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer - Linde Engineering

18.46K

+25.18%

Dr. Thomas Enders, Ph.D.

Independent Director

10.60K

-19.09%

Prof. Dr. Ann-kristin Achleitner

Independent Director

4.47K

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Revenue Breakdown

Currency: USDUpdated: Mon, Oct 6

FY2025Q2

FY2025Q1

FY2024

FY2024Q4

FY2024Q3

FY2024Q2

FY2024Q1

FY2023

FY2023Q4

FY2023Q3

FY2023Q2

FY2023Q1

FY2022

FY2022Q4

FY2022Q3

FY2022Q2

FY2022Q1

FY2021

FY2020

FY2019

FY2018

By BusinessUSD

Name

Revenue

Proportion

Packaged Gas

2.98B

35.03%

Merchant

2.60B

30.55%

On-Site

2.00B

23.57%

Other

371.00M

4.37%

No Data

By Business

By Region

By BusinessUSD

Name

Revenue

Proportion

Packaged Gas

2.98B

35.03%

Merchant

2.60B

30.55%

On-Site

2.00B

23.57%

Other

371.00M

4.37%

Shareholding Stats

Updated: Wed, Nov 12

Shareholders

Shareholder Types

Shareholders

Proportion

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

9.50%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

4.82%

State Street Investment Management (US)

4.10%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

2.42%

Capital World Investors

2.37%

Other

76.78%

Shareholders

Proportion

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

9.50%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

4.82%

State Street Investment Management (US)

4.10%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

2.42%

Capital World Investors

2.37%

Other

76.78%

Shareholder Types

Shareholders

Proportion

Investment Advisor

52.51%

Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund

23.20%

Pension Fund

2.95%

Research Firm

2.95%

Bank and Trust

2.54%

Sovereign Wealth Fund

1.63%

Hedge Fund

1.09%

Endowment Fund

0.24%

Individual Investor

0.22%

Other

12.66%

Institutional Shareholding

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Updated: Wed, Oct 1

Reporting Period

No. of institutions

Shares Held

Proportion

Change

2025Q3

3696

408.02M

87.37%

-8.57M

2025Q2

3653

412.90M

88.04%

-11.71M

2025Q1

3686

414.73M

88.09%

-10.90M

2024Q4

3629

416.58M

88.05%

-3.59M

2024Q3

3508

415.68M

87.27%

-5.08M

2024Q2

3463

414.85M

86.30%

-15.75M

2024Q1

3430

423.13M

88.01%

-2.14M

2023Q4

3345

419.47M

86.51%

-8.39M

2023Q3

3194

421.39M

86.89%

-11.48M

2023Q2

3156

425.88M

87.26%

-3.07M

Shareholder Activity

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Name

Shares Held

Proportion

Change

Chg %

Date

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

44.43M

9.47%

+288.69K

+0.65%

Jun 30, 2025

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

22.53M

4.8%

-341.60K

-1.49%

Jun 30, 2025

State Street Investment Management (US)

19.15M

4.08%

-194.06K

-1.00%

Jun 30, 2025

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

11.26M

2.4%

-17.61K

-0.16%

Jun 30, 2025

Capital World Investors

11.06M

2.36%

+265.09K

+2.46%

Jun 30, 2025

Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC

10.02M

2.14%

-285.91K

-2.77%

Jun 30, 2025

Invesco Capital Management (QQQ Trust)

9.63M

2.05%

-34.06K

-0.35%

Aug 31, 2025

Capital Research Global Investors

9.25M

1.97%

+30.04K

+0.33%

Jun 30, 2025

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

8.94M

1.91%

+49.81K

+0.56%

Jun 30, 2025

Wellington Management Company, LLP

7.54M

1.61%

-6.20K

-0.08%

Jun 30, 2025

Related ETFs

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Updated: Thu, Oct 2

Name

Proportion

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

21.65%

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

16.24%

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

16.24%

ProShares Ultra Materials

16.08%

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

16.07%

iShares Global Materials ETF

9.11%

Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF

4.91%

FMC Excelsior Focus Equity ETF

4.53%

Honeytree US Equity ETF

3.99%

DoubleLine Shiller CAPE US Equities ETF

3.98%

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Proportion21.65%

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

Proportion16.24%

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Proportion16.24%

ProShares Ultra Materials

Proportion16.08%

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

Proportion16.07%

iShares Global Materials ETF

Proportion9.11%

Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF

Proportion4.91%

FMC Excelsior Focus Equity ETF

Proportion4.53%

Honeytree US Equity ETF

Proportion3.99%

DoubleLine Shiller CAPE US Equities ETF

Proportion3.98%

Dividend

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A total of 11.70B USD has been distributed in dividends over the past 5 years.

Date

Dividend

Record Date

Payment Date

Ex-dividend Date

Feb 26, 2025

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.5 paid on Mar 27, 2025 going ex on Mar 13, 2025

Mar 13, 2025

Mar 27, 2025

Mar 13, 2025

Oct 28, 2024

LIN.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.39 paid on Dec 17, 2024 going ex on Dec 03, 2024

Dec 03, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

Dec 03, 2024

Jul 31, 2024

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.39 paid on Sep 18, 2024 going ex on Sep 04, 2024

Sep 04, 2024

Sep 18, 2024

Sep 04, 2024

May 03, 2024

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.39 paid on Jun 18, 2024 going ex on Jun 04, 2024

Jun 04, 2024

Jun 18, 2024

Jun 04, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.39 paid on Mar 28, 2024 going ex on Mar 13, 2024

Mar 14, 2024

Mar 28, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

Oct 24, 2023

LIN.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.275 paid on Dec 18, 2023 going ex on Dec 01, 2023

Dec 04, 2023

Dec 18, 2023

Dec 01, 2023

Jul 25, 2023

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.275 paid on Sep 19, 2023 going ex on Sep 01, 2023

Sep 05, 2023

Sep 19, 2023

Sep 01, 2023

Apr 25, 2023

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.275 paid on Jun 16, 2023 going ex on Jun 01, 2023

Jun 02, 2023

Jun 16, 2023

Jun 01, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

LIN.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.275 paid on Mar 28, 2023 going ex on Mar 13, 2023

Mar 14, 2023

Mar 28, 2023

Mar 13, 2023

Oct 24, 2022

LIN.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 1.17 paid on Dec 16, 2022 going ex on Dec 01, 2022

Dec 02, 2022

Dec 16, 2022

Dec 01, 2022

Stock Split

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Date

Type

Ratio

No Data

Date

Type

Ratio

No Data