Linde plc (LIN), headquartered in Woking, the United Kingdom, is an industrial gas company that provides a wide range of atmospheric and process gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, and hydrogen. Valued at $216.7 billion by market cap, the company’s industrial gases, technologies, and gas processing solutions are used in the production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems for energy transition, medical oxygen, and specialty gases for electronics.
Shares of this global multinational chemical company have underperformed the broader market over the past year. LIN has gained 9.9% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 20.7%. However, in 2025, LIN stock is up 10.1%,surpassing SPX’s 3.1% rise on a YTD basis.
