LIN Linde (LIN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Materials · Industrial inorganic chemicals · CIK 0001707925
Congress · 2
Funds added, last quarter
1,226
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced
What the filings say about LIN
Insiders, 180 days
-$2.6M net sold
1 buyer · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
2 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-09-17
Linde insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, LINDE PLC insiders sold a net $2.6M of stock across 61 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Dec 12, 2024.
- The trade is 12.3% of the 815 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 1,226 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Reynolds Paula Rosput bought about $47.9K of LIN on Aug 18, 2026; 1,226 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 14, 2026.
- The trade is 46.9% of the 9,248 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 1,226 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WOOD ROBERT L sold about $2.2M of LIN on May 15, 2026; 1,226 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 10, 2025.
- The trade is 6.5% of the 13,583 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 1,226 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WOOD ROBERT L sold about $447.7K of LIN on May 14, 2026; 1,226 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on May 22, 2025.
- The trade is 50.5% of the 8,150 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 1,226 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Operating Officer Durbin Sean sold about $2.0M of LIN on Mar 10, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,226 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on May 22, 2025.
- The trade is 29.5% of the 8,150 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 1,226 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Operating Officer Durbin Sean sold about $1.1M of LIN on Mar 10, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,226 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.61 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.6M over 180 days
+$47.9K over 90 days
below 81% of Materials
Congress
2 members bought in the last year
more than 81% of Materials
Funds
1,226 funds bought in last quarter
the highest in Materials
Revenue
+3.0% year over year
more than 61% of Materials
Margin
20.3% net margin
more than 98% of Materials
Buybacks
$1.7B repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
the highest in Materials
Short interest
1.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 78% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 13Rep. Kevin Hern sold $15K to $50K, disclosed 26 days after the trade
Why it matters
House members report a bracket, not an exact amount, and have 45 days to do it; the trade is weeks old when it becomes public.
Watch LIN
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+14.3%12M
Insider buyInsider sell
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns LIN: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
37,301,875 sh
$19.4B
30,208,556 sh
$15.7B
20,344,181 sh
$10.6B
17,430,716 sh
$9.0B
15,321,341 sh
$8.0B
Congress trades in LIN
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-09-17 · disclosed 26 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2026-09-02 · disclosed 23 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2026-08-31 · disclosed 25 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2026-08-10 · disclosed 33 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-03-26 · disclosed 18 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
LIN planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
LIN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
$236.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
20.4%
VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX FUND
$674.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
14.9%
PROFUND VP MATERIALS
$2.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
13.8%
MATERIALS ULTRASECTOR PROFUND
$3.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
10.0%
iShares Global Materials ETF
$26.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.9%
Marsico International Opportunities Fund
$8.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included.
Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
DELIVERY ORDER FOR LIQUID NITROGEN FOR STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) AS DESCRIBED ON KENNEDY SPACE CENT · 2024-07-11
$19.2M
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
SSC DELIVERY ORDER (DO) FOR GASEOUS HELIUM (GHE) · 2025-10-01
$6.1M
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID OXYGEN DELIVERY · 2024-07-01
$5.2M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Sanjiv Lamba
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$21.8M
$15.9M
$6.3M
+73%
+39%
2024
$20.7M
$29.1M
$6.3M
+68%
+26%
2023
$19.2M
$37.8M
$6.9M
+63%
+26%
2021
$31.4M
$60.0M
$8.5M
+33%
+27%
2020
$18.6M
$36.7M
$5.2M
+26%
+21%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $2.6M sold by insiders over 180 days, 1,226 funds added last quarter, 2 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
LIN financials
Revenue growth
+3.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
20.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$35.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | $34.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $33.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $32.9B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $33.4B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $30.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $9.3B |
| Mar 2026 | $8.8B |
| Dec 2025 | $8.8B |
| Sep 2025 | $8.6B |
| Jun 2025 | $8.5B |
| Mar 2025 | $8.1B |
| Dec 2024 | $8.3B |
| Sep 2024 | $8.4B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+20.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +20.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +19.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +18.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +12.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +12.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +20.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +21.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +17.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +22.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +20.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +20.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +20.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +18.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$5.0B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | $5.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $4.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $5.5B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $5.7B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $6.6B |
| Jun 2026 | $833.0M |
| Mar 2026 | $898.0M |
| Dec 2025 | $1.6B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.7B |
| Jun 2025 | $954.0M |
| Mar 2025 | $891.0M |
| Dec 2024 | $1.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.7B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.59x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.59x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.46x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.37x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.34x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.30x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.59x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.56x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.59x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.54x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.55x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.51x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.46x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.48x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.45x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.46x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.54x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.63x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.64x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.75x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.45x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.49x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.46x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.48x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.47x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.50x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.54x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.50x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+18.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +18.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +16.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +15.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +9.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +18.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +18.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +18.1% |
| Sep 2025 | +18.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +17.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +17.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +16.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +16.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+8.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.5% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +8.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +8.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+12.8%
operating income after a 22.3% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +12.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +12.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +6.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +13.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +12.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +12.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +12.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +12.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+13.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +13.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +12.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +8.2% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +7.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +13.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +13.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +12.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +13.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +13.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +12.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
32.85x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | 29.20x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 30.76x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 32.60x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 39.58x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 47.33x |
| Jun 2026 | 33.50x |
| Mar 2026 | 32.90x |
| Dec 2025 | 29.20x |
| Sep 2025 | 31.82x |
| Jun 2025 | 33.37x |
| Mar 2025 | 33.82x |
| Dec 2024 | 30.76x |
| Sep 2024 | 36.21x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$252.8B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-06-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | $216.5B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $211.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $209.1B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $169.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $187.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $257.5B |
| Mar 2026 | $246.9B |
| Dec 2025 | $216.5B |
| Sep 2025 | $238.3B |
| Jun 2025 | $236.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $233.6B |
| Dec 2024 | $211.9B |
| Sep 2024 | $240.6B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+2.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +3.5% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +2.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +2.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
3.23x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 10%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
PEG, trailing LIN
| FY Dec 2025 | 4.01x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 3.84x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.62x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 3.15x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.85x |
| Jun 2026 | 3.29x |
| Mar 2026 | 3.48x |
| Dec 2025 | 4.01x |
| Sep 2025 | 2.38x |
| Jun 2025 | 4.77x |
| Mar 2025 | 4.95x |
| Dec 2024 | 3.84x |
| Sep 2024 | 4.09x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $34.0B | $33.0B | $32.9B | $33.4B |
| Operating income | $8.9B | $8.6B | $8.0B | $5.4B |
| Net income | $6.9B | $6.6B | $6.2B | $4.1B |
| EPS (diluted) | 14.61 | 13.62 | 12.59 | 8.23 |
| Operating cash flow | $10.3B | $9.4B | $9.3B | $8.9B |
| Cash | $5.1B | $4.8B | $4.7B | $5.4B |
| Long-term debt | $20.7B | $15.3B | $13.4B | $12.2B |
| Buybacks | $4.6B | $4.5B | $4.0B | $5.2B |
| Dividends paid | $2.8B | $2.7B | $2.5B | $2.3B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
LIN Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareLIN ranks highest on institutional and government (78th percentile) and profitability (76th), and lowest on insider conviction (37th), among Materials peers.
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LIN filings, in plain words
Are Linde insiders buying or selling LIN?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Linde insiders were net sellers, a net $2.6M: $47.9K of purchases and $2.6M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded LIN?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 2 House members disclosed buying LIN and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Kevin Hern dated 2026-09-17.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Linde insiders were net sellers of LIN, a net $2.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 1 seller. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. In the year to 2026-10-27, 2 members of Congress disclosed buying LIN and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Kevin Hern dated 2026-09-17. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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