Linde schedules third-quarter results and Jefferies keeps Buy on Linde stock

Published on 10/05/2026 at 12:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Jefferies keeps a USD 560.00 target and Buy rating on Linde stock. It costs EUR 426.40 on October 5, 2026 versus EUR 425.40, plus 0.24 percent.

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Linde (IE000S9YS762) was trading at EUR 426.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. CEST, up 0.24 percent versus the EUR 425.40 prior close from October 2, 2026. On October 5, 2026, Business Wire reported that Linde will release its third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026, while Jefferies maintained a Buy rating and a USD 560.00 price target on September 30, 2026, according to FinanzNachrichten.

Results date adds a clear catalyst

The October 29 release gives investors a defined checkpoint for Linde's third-quarter performance. Business Wire said the company will publish the figures by 6:00 a.m. EDT and hold its conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on the same date, making the event a concrete near-term test for the industrial-gases group.

The schedule follows Linde's second-quarter report, which showed sales of USD 9.289 billion in Q2 2026, up 9 percent from Q2 2025. Business Wire also reported net income of USD 1.928 billion and diluted earnings per share of USD 4.15 for Q2 2026, while adjusted diluted earnings per share reached USD 4.50, up 10 percent year over year.

Jefferies keeps the target at USD 560

Jefferies' September 30, 2026 assessment kept both the Buy rating and the USD 560.00 target unchanged. Analyst Laurence Alexander cited long-term trends supporting order intake, while the note also pointed to shareholder distributions and portfolio-optimization opportunities as factors shaping the valuation.

The target is in U.S. dollars and therefore is not a direct euro comparison with the Lang & Schwarz quote. The more useful operating comparison is the Q2 2026 sales increase against the prior-year period, because it links the upcoming results date to a recent company figure rather than to a currency conversion.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Linde's Nasdaq-listed LIN shares had a USD 387.78 to USD 548.20 52-week range as of October 2, 2026, with a market capitalization of USD 221.8 billion. The euro quote sits inside that separately stated U.S.-dollar range only as a market context reference, not as a cross-currency calculation.

At Lang & Schwarz, Linde stock was trading at EUR 426.40 on October 5, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. CEST, plus 0.24 percent versus the EUR 425.40 prior close from October 2, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Linde stock.