Linde Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 27 analysts polled by S&P Global, Linde stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $547.24. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.74% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $400 (-16.86%) and the highest is $612 (+27.20%).

Price Target: $547.24 (+13.74%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$400	$547.24	$550	$612
Change	-16.86%	+13.74%	+14.31%	+27.20%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Linde stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	17	17	17	17	16	16
Buy	4	4	4	5	4	5
Hold	4	4	5	4	6	5
Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	27	27	27	27	27	27

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Duffy Fischer Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Maintains $585 → $580	Buy	Maintains	$585 → $580	+20.55%	Aug 10, 2026
John McNulty BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Reiterates $560 → $546	Buy	Reiterates	$560 → $546	+13.48%	Aug 10, 2026
Aristotelis Moutopoulos DZ BANK AG	DZ BANK AG	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Aug 6, 2026
Sebastian Bray Berenberg Bank	Berenberg Bank	Buy Maintains $550	Buy	Maintains	$550	+14.31%	Aug 5, 2026
David Begleiter Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Reiterates $580 → $575	Buy	Reiterates	$580 → $575	+19.51%	Aug 3, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

36.30B

from 33.99B

6.80%

from 33.99B

Revenue Next Year

38.04B

from 36.30B

4.81%

from 36.30B

EPS This Year

17.88

from 16.46

8.62%

from 16.46

EPS Next Year

19.57

from 17.88

9.48%

from 17.88

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	30.79B	33.36B	32.85B	33.01B	33.99B	36.30B
Revenue Growth	13.03%	8.35%	-1.53%	0.46%	2.97%	6.80%
Gross Profit	13.25B	13.91B	15.36B	15.86B	16.60B	17.70B
Gross Margin	43.03%	41.70%	46.76%	48.06%	48.83%	48.76%
Operating Income	5.50B	6.66B	8.27B	8.89B	9.58B	10.80B
Net Income	3.83B	4.15B	6.20B	6.57B	6.90B	7.71B
EPS	-	-	-	-	16.46	17.88
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	6.13%	8.62%
Forward PE	30.33	25.83	27.21	25.40	24.47	26.91
Dividend / Share	4.24	4.68	5.10	5.56	6.00	6.44
Dividend Growth	10.07%	10.38%	8.97%	9.02%	7.91%	7.26%
Free Cash Flow	5.89B	4.92B	3.71B	3.08B	4.79B	5.64B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	36.8B
Avg	36.3B
Low	35.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.3%
Avg	6.8%
Low	5.6%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	17.99
Avg	17.88
Low	17.75

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.3%
Avg	8.6%
Low	7.8%