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Linde (LIN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 39.59 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Linde Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Linde's share price is $444.15. Linde's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.22. Hence, Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 39.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LIN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.82   Med: 30.74   Max: 66.16
Current: 39.59

During the past 13 years, Linde's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 66.16. The lowest was 19.82. And the median was 30.74.

LIN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.18% of 824 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.72 vs LIN: 39.59

Linde's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.23. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $11.22.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Linde was -0.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Linde's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 135.90% per year. The lowest was -10.10% per year. And the median was 14.60% per year.


Linde Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Linde Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Linde Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 46.31 34.74 27.23 28.89 36.64

Linde Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.89 32.82 35.09 36.08 36.64

Competitive Comparison of Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Linde Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Linde's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=444.15/11.22
=39.59

Linde's Share Price of today is $444.15.
Linde's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $11.22.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Linde  (NAS:LIN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Linde (LIN) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10 Riverview Drive, Danbury, CT, USA, 06810
Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue and $5.4 billion in GAAP operating profit in 2022.
Executives
Sean Durbin officer: Executive VP, EMEA C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 XY7
Guillermo Bichara officer: Senior VP& Chief Legal Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Oliver Pfann officer: Senior Vice President, EMEA FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST, WOKING SURREY X0 GU216HT
Stephen F Angel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Hugh Grant director C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kelcey E Hoyt officer: Principal Accounting Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
David P Strauss officer: Senior VP & Chief HR Officer 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06810
Andreas Opfermann officer: Executive VP, Americas C/O LINDE, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Sanjiv Lamba officer: Chief Operating Officer THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Mr. Franz Fehrenbach Director
Franz Fehrenbach director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, THE SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
John Panikar officer: Executive VP, APAC 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Alberto Weisser director
Josef Kaeser director HIGH TECH CAMPUS 60, EINDHOVEN P7 5656AG
Juergen Nowicki officer: Executive VP, Engineering C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY