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LIN
Linde plc (LIN)
Last Price$462.3(1.0%)
Market Cap$223.9B
LTM Quick ratio
0.7x
5Y avg
0.6x
Chemicals - Specialty industry median
1.1x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.4%) overvalued
LIN
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Linde plc Quick ratio

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
LIN
Basic Materials
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Quick ratio
0.7x
0.8x
0.8x
0.7x
0.5x
0.9x
0.8x
0.7x
0.8x
0.8x
0.8x
0.9x
0.9x
0.7x
0.7x
0.6x
0.6x
0.6x
0.6x
0.6x
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Linde plc (LIN) Quick ratio comparison analysis

General

LTM Quick ratio

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

Linde plc logo
Linde plcLIN
0.7x
(1.5%)
53.0%
18.9%
Median Peer Set
0.9x
(3.3%)
24.2%
8.4%
Westlake Corporation logo
Westlake CorporationWLK
733.7x
(20.6%)
(78.7%)
3.8%
RPM International Inc. logo
RPM International Inc.RPM
1.2x
1.1%
22.5%
8.0%
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. logo
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB
1.0x
(18.5%)
(45.3%)
5.1%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. logo
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD
1.0x
(4.0%)
66.9%
31.6%
PPG Industries, Inc. logo
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG
0.9x
(13.2%)
9.7%
8.7%
Ecolab Inc. logo
Ecolab Inc.ECL
0.9x
8.0%
25.8%
9.0%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
0.8x
2.6%
97.9%
6.3%
Avantor, Inc. logo
Avantor, Inc.AVTR
0.6x
(2.6%)
118.8%
10.5%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. logo
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF
0.5x
(7.7%)
39.7%
(22.3%)
The Sherwin-Williams Company logo
The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW
0.4x
0.2%
12.8%
11.6%

LIN key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
Revenue
% growth
6,594.0
0.0%
7,656.0
16.1%
8,324.0
8.7%
9,402.0
13.0%
10,796.0
14.8%
8,956.0
(17.0%)
10,116.0
13.0%
11,252.0
11.2%
11,224.0
(0.2%)
11,925.0
6.2%
12,273.0
2.9%
10,776.0
(12.2%)
10,534.0
(2.2%)
11,437.0
8.6%
14,900.0
30.3%
28,228.0
89.4%
27,243.0
(3.5%)
30,793.0
13.0%
33,364.0
8.3%
32,854.0
(1.5%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)3,987.04,641.04,968.05,557.06,495.05,032.05,754.06,458.06,396.06,744.06,962.05,960.05,860.06,455.09,084.016,644.015,383.017,543.019,450.017,492.0
Gross Profit
% margin
2,607.0
39.5%
3,015.0
39.4%
3,356.0
40.3%
3,845.0
40.9%
4,301.0
39.8%
3,924.0
43.8%
4,362.0
43.1%
4,794.0
42.6%
4,828.0
43.0%
5,181.0
43.4%
5,311.0
43.3%
4,816.0
44.7%
4,674.0
44.4%
4,982.0
43.6%
5,816.0
39.0%
11,584.0
41.0%
11,860.0
43.5%
13,250.0
43.0%
13,914.0
41.7%
15,362.0
46.8%
Operating Expenses1,504.01,722.01,837.02,059.02,401.02,008.02,195.02,340.02,369.02,556.02,574.02,351.02,359.02,484.03,572.08,316.07,971.07,967.07,454.07,338.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)77.080.087.098.097.074.079.090.098.098.096.093.092.093.0113.0184.0152.0143.0143.0146.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)869.0987.01,086.01,190.01,312.01,088.01,196.01,240.01,270.01,349.01,308.01,152.01,145.01,207.01,629.03,457.03,193.03,189.03,107.03,131.0
Operating Income
% margin
1,103.0
16.7%
1,293.0
16.9%
1,519.0
18.2%
1,786.0
19.0%
1,883.0
17.4%
1,610.0
18.0%
2,082.0
20.6%
2,468.0
21.9%
2,437.0
21.7%
2,625.0
22.0%
2,608.0
21.2%
2,321.0
21.5%
2,238.0
21.2%
2,448.0
21.4%
5,247.0
35.2%
2,933.0
10.4%
3,322.0
12.2%
4,984.0
16.2%
5,369.0
16.1%
8,024.0
24.4%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.015.00.00.00.00.00.00.0112.055.040.0152.0213.0
Interest Expense0.00.00.00.00.0133.0118.0145.0141.0178.0213.0161.0190.0161.0202.038.0115.077.063.0413.0
Pre-tax Income948.01,130.01,364.01,613.01,685.01,442.01,964.02,323.02,296.02,447.02,395.02,160.02,048.02,287.05,049.02,927.03,384.05,099.05,543.07,988.0
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
232.0
24.5%
376.0
33.3%
355.0
26.0%
419.0
26.0%
465.0
27.6%
169.0
11.7%
768.0
39.1%
641.0
27.6%
586.0
25.5%
649.0
26.5%
691.0
28.9%
612.0
28.3%
551.0
26.9%
1,026.0
44.9%
817.0
16.2%
769.0
26.3%
847.0
25.0%
1,262.0
24.7%
1,434.0
25.9%
1,814.0
22.7%
Net Income
% margin
697.0
10.6%
726.0
9.5%
988.0
11.9%
1,177.0
12.5%
1,211.0
11.2%
1,254.0
14.0%
1,195.0
11.8%
1,672.0
14.9%
1,692.0
15.1%
1,755.0
14.7%
1,694.0
13.8%
1,547.0
14.4%
1,500.0
14.2%
1,247.0
10.9%
4,381.0
29.4%
2,285.0
8.1%
2,501.0
9.2%
3,826.0
12.4%
4,147.0
12.4%
6,199.0
18.9%
EPS2.142.243.053.693.874.083.905.535.675.945.795.395.254.3613.264.224.757.408.3012.70
Diluted EPS2.102.203.003.623.804.013.845.455.615.875.735.355.214.3213.114.194.717.338.2312.59
EBITDA
% margin
1,661.0
25.2%
1,958.0
25.6%
2,215.0
26.6%
2,557.0
27.2%
2,733.0
25.3%
2,421.0
27.0%
2,997.0
29.6%
3,446.0
30.6%
3,471.0
30.9%
3,717.0
31.2%
3,778.0
30.8%
3,427.0
31.8%
3,441.0
32.7%
3,683.0
32.2%
4,045.0
27.1%
8,043.0
28.5%
8,732.0
32.1%
10,136.0
32.9%
10,861.0
32.6%
12,217.0
37.2%

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FAQ

1) What is Linde plc's Quick ratio?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Quick ratio is 0.7x, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Quick ratio for Linde plc have been 0.6x over the past three years, and 0.6x over the past five years.

2) Is Linde plc's Quick ratio Good?

As of today, Linde plc's Quick ratio is 0.7x, which is lower than industry median of 1.1x. It indicates that Linde plc's Quick ratio is Bad.

3) How does Linde plc's Quick ratio compare to its peers?

As of today, Linde plc's Quick ratio is 0.7x, which is lower than peer median of 0.9x. The list of peers includes WLK, RPM, LYB, APD, PPG, ECL, DD, AVTR, IFF, SHW.