Linde (BUD:LINDEPLC) 10-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A (As of Aug. 20, 2026)

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BUD:LINDEPLC Linde PLC BUD:LINDEPLC
93 GF Score
Price Ft121,430.00
GF Value Ft128,198.97
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What is Linde 10-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past ten years. As of today (2026-08-20), Linde's 10-Year Sortino Ratio is Not available.


Linde  (BUD:LINDEPLC) 10-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past ten year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average ten-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the ten-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


Linde 10-Year Sortino Ratio Related Terms


BUD:LINDEPLC vs SHW, ECL, APD: 10-Year Sortino Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Linde's 10-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Sortino Ratio 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 10-Year Sortino Ratio vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Linde's 10-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linde's 10-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.


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Linde 10-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last ten year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 10-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the ten-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past ten year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.

Is Linde (BUD:LINDEPLC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Linde stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of Ft121,430.00 is trading 5.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of Ft128,198.97.

Key valuation signals for BUD:LINDEPLC:

  • 10-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A
  • GF Value™: Ft128,198.97 vs. price of Ft121,430.00 (5.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUD:LINDEPLC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Linde Business Description

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 $34 billion in revenue in 2025.
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