Linde plc (LIN)

Linde is the world’s largest industrial-gas company. It is a member of the S&P 500 and is classified in the Materials sector — chemical, metal, mining and packaging companies that supply raw inputs.

Linde plc trades on the NasdaqGS under the ticker symbol LIN. As of the most recent market data, the stock was priced around $546.64, up 2.45% on the session, giving Linde plc a market capitalization of roughly $252.74B.

Over the past 52 weeks, LIN has traded between $387.78 and $547.22. Shares are valued at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 36.2, a common gauge of how richly the market prices the company's earnings. Linde plc also pays a dividend, currently yielding around 1.17%.

As one of the larger companies in the Materials sector, Linde plc is closely followed by investors and often moves with broader trends across chemical, metal, mining and packaging companies that supply raw inputs. Traders watch LIN for earnings reports, analyst rating changes, and headlines that can shift sentiment — each of which is summarized on this page as it breaks.

Because the S&P 500 is weighted by market value, Linde plc's size means its share-price moves can also nudge the index as a whole, making LIN a stock that even index investors pay attention to.