Linde (LIN) Projected to Release Earnings on Thursday

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) will likely be announcing its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.52 per share and revenue of $9.16 billion for the quarter. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-17.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.550 EPS. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $4.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.49 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $9.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.09 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Linde to post $17.86 EPS for the current fiscal year and $19.58 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Linde Stock Up 0.2%

LIN opened at $508.65 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $481.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $491.36. Linde has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $548.20.

Linde Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 3rd.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Argus dropped their target price on Linde from $563.00 to $538.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Linde in a report on Monday, October 19th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Evercore increased their price target on Linde from $515.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on Linde in a report on Monday, October 12th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $577.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Linde has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $547.10.

Linde Company Profile

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) is a global industrial gases and engineering company. It produces and distributes atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide and specialty gases. The company serves customers through packaged gases, bulk deliveries, on-site production and pipeline systems.

Linde’s products and services support a broad range of industries, including healthcare, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, refining, electronics and metals.