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Linde plc
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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Data: SEC EDGAR filings · prices Marketstack · estimates Finnhub · updated 11 Jul 2026, 02:29 UTC
2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
Profitability is the clearest strength here: operating margin runs at 26.3%, some +29% above the sector median of 20.4%, and ROIC of 12.9% exceeds the sector median of 10.4% by +24% — both figures point to a business that earns well on the capital it deploys. The F-Score of 4/9 out of 4 tells a more mixed story, with efficiency sub-scores dragging the overall read. Valuation is where the tension sits: P/B of 6.4× stands +78% above the sector median of 3.6×, and the forward PEG reads stretched on consensus estimates — though the realized three-year EPS CAGR per SEC filings has been strong, which partially supports the premium. The beat rate over the last eight quarters is weak, and the current ratio of 0.88 trails the sector median of 2.29 by -62%, leaving the balance sheet with less short-term cushion than most peers carry.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTVA | Corteva | 6/9 | 5% | +3% |
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When Linde reports on July 31, track whether operating margin holds near 29% and whether ROIC stays above the sector median of 10.4%. The F-Score profitability block scored 3/4, so check the asset turnover trend — the one signal that did not pass — for signs of slippage.
Linde's current ratio sits 62% below the sector median of 2.29×, and the leverage and liquidity block scored only 1/3 on the F-Score. On SEC EDGAR, read the liquidity section of the MD&A and the debt maturity schedule to understand how management frames that shortfall relative to operating cash flow.
Linde's P/B of roughly 78% above the sector median of 3.60× raises a valuation question worth testing. Pick two or three companies from the same-sector table in section 06 and line up their P/B alongside ROIC to judge whether a premium valuation is paired with proportionally higher returns across the group.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -14%-3%-11%+3%
Over 4 years: 1.271.131.241.63
Over 4 years: +8%-2%+0%+3%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 8 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| — |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | 4/9 | -15% | -7% | — |
| ECL | Ecolab | 6/9 | 22% | +2% | 17% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 5/9 | 23% | +2% | 25% |
| LIN | Linde plc | 4/9 | 18% | +3% | 26% |
| MLM | Martin Marietta | 8/9 | 12% | +9% | 23% |
| NEM | Newmont | 8/9 | 22% | +21% | — |
| NUE | Nucor | 8/9 | 8% | +6% | — |
| PKG | Packaging Corp | 3/9 | 17% | +7% | 12% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 6/9 | 21% | +0% | — |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 6/9 | 59% | +2% | — |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | 5/9 | 13% | +4% | 8% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials | 9/9 | 13% | +7% | 20% |
A sample of 13 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.