Linde plc (LIN)
NASDAQ: LIN · Real-Time Price · USD
519.62
-2.66 (-0.51%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
517.25
-2.37 (-0.46%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT

Linde Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Linde stock have an average target of 554.67, with a low estimate of 490 and a high estimate of 600. The average target predicts an increase of 6.75% from the current stock price of 519.62.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $490 $554.67 $563 $600
Change -5.70% +6.75% +8.35% +15.47%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Linde stock from 27 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy 181817171717
Buy 534445
Hold 354454
Sell 011100
Strong Sell 111111
Total 272827272727

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
$585$600
Buy Maintains $585$600 +15.47% Jun 24, 2026
UBS
UBS
Buy
Reiterates
$600
Buy Reiterates $600 +15.47% Jun 16, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$570
Buy Maintains $570 +9.70% Jun 5, 2026
Argus Research
Argus Research
Buy
Reiterates
$535$563
Buy Reiterates $535$563 +8.35% May 15, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Maintains
$561
Buy Maintains $561 +7.96% May 7, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
35.92B
from 33.99B
Increased by 5.70%
Revenue Next Year
37.78B
from 35.92B
Increased by 5.17%
EPS This Year
17.89
from 16.46
Increased by 8.71%
EPS Next Year
19.60
from 17.89
Increased by 9.53%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
30.79B33.36B32.85B33.01B33.99B35.92B37.78B
Revenue Growth
13.03%8.35%-1.53%0.46%2.97%5.70%5.17%
EPS
7.338.2312.5913.6214.6116.4418.31
EPS Growth
55.70%12.29%52.98%8.18%7.27%12.54%11.34%
Forward PE
-----31.6028.38
No. Analysts -----2524
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028
High 36.9B 38.9B
Avg 35.9B 37.8B
Low 35.0B 36.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028
High
8.6%
8.3%
Avg
5.7%
5.2%
Low
3.0%
1.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028
High 18.12 20.31
Avg 17.89 19.60
Low 17.66 18.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028
High
10.1%
13.5%
Avg
8.7%
9.5%
Low
7.3%
4.5%
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.