Linde plc (LIN)
NASDAQ: LIN · Real-Time Price · USD
468.81
-1.53 (-0.33%)
At close: Jul 11, 2025, 4:00 PM
468.75
-0.06 (-0.01%)
After-hours: Jul 11, 2025, 7:56 PM EDT

Linde Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover Linde stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $513.73, which forecasts a 9.58% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $470 and the highest is $576.

Price Target: $513.73 (+9.58%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $470 $513.73 $510 $576
Change +0.25% +9.58% +8.79% +22.86%

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

Rating Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25
Strong Buy 444444
Buy 776666
Hold 554433
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 161614141313

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$485$504
Hold Maintains $485$504 +7.51% Jul 9, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$500$535
Strong Buy Upgrades $500$535 +14.12% Jun 30, 2025
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Initiates
$576
Buy Initiates $576 +22.86% Jun 13, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$480$470
Buy Maintains $480$470 +0.25% May 2, 2025
Seaport Global
Seaport Global
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
Hold Reiterates n/a n/a Apr 21, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
33.89B
from 33.01B
Increased by 2.68%
Revenue Next Year
35.78B
from 33.89B
Increased by 5.58%
EPS This Year
16.57
from 13.62
Increased by 21.62%
EPS Next Year
18.10
from 16.57
Increased by 9.25%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
27.24B30.79B33.36B32.85B33.01B33.89B35.78B37.85B
Revenue Growth
-3.49% 13.03% 8.35% -1.53% 0.46% 2.68% 5.58% 5.79%
EPS
4.717.338.2312.5913.6216.5718.1020.58
EPS Growth
12.43% 55.70% 12.29% 52.98% 8.18% 21.62% 9.25% 13.74%
Forward PE
-----28.3025.9022.78
No. Analysts
-----31304
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 36.6B 38.7B 41.8B
Avg 33.9B 35.8B 39.9B
Low 32.1B 33.1B 38.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
11.0%
14.2%
17.0%
Avg
2.7%
5.6%
11.5%
Low
-2.7%
-2.3%
7.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 17.41 19.40 22.02
Avg 16.57 18.10 19.90
Low 15.93 16.56 17.88

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
27.8%
17.1%
21.7%
Avg
21.6%
9.3%
10.0%
Low
16.9%
-0.1%
-1.2%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.