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Key takeaways
- Linde plc Ordinary Shares is a specialty chemicals business with stocks listed in the US.
- Linde shares (LIN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
- Its last market close was US$490.11 - an increase of 2.45% over the previous week.
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How to buy shares in Linde
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the USA from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to USA stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Linde. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: LIN. Research its history to confirm it's an investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Linde reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$490.11, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Linde, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Linde. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
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Linde overview
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. The company offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. It also engages in the design and construction of turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for its gas businesses, including air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. The company serves the healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics industries. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, China, Australia, South Korea, and India. Linde plc was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
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Linde share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Linde's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$385.2635 up to US$548.2. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market ( average) beta is 1, while Linde's is 0.726. This would suggest that Linde's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Linde financials
| Revenue TTM | US$35.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 28.12% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$17.1 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.16% |
| Return on equity TTM | 18.4% |
| Profit margin | 20.44% |
| Book value | 83.368 |
| Market capitalisation | US$226.4 billion |
| EBITDA | US$13.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Linde share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 36.54% of net profits
Recently Linde has paid out, on average, around 36.54% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.32% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Linde shareholders could enjoy a 1.32% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Linde's case, that would currently equate to about 6.2 per share.
While Linde's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Linde may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Linde's next dividend payout is expected around 17 September 2026. To benefit from it's next dividend payout, you'll need to buy Linde shares before 3 September 2026 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Linde's shares ever split?
Linde's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 December 2003. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Linde shares - just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Linde shares which in turn could have impacted Linde's share price.
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