Woking, UK-based Linde plc (LIN) operates as a specialty chemical company. It offers various atmospheric gases and is involved in the processing of oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, acetylene, and more. With a market cap of $196.4 billion, Linde’s operations span the Americas, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and Africa.
Specialty chemical giant Linde has notably underperformed the broader market over the past year. LIN stock prices have observed a marginal 44 bps uptick on a YTD basis and declined 9.7% over the past 52 weeks, compared to the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 14.4% gains in 2025 and 12.7% returns over the past year.
