Linde Stock - Weekly sector review with peers
19.06.2026 - 13:52:00 | ad-hoc-news.de
Edited by ad hoc news Sector & Peer-Group Desk. Verified prior to publication on 06/19/2026, 13:50 CET. Details in the imprint.
Linde (IE00BZ12WP82) is one of the highest-valued stocks in the global industrial gases space and a heavyweight in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. With no fresh corporate headlines today, the focus turns to how the group stacks up against peers over the past week.
All news and background on Linde stock
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How Linde compares with peers
Linde is the world’s largest industrial gases group by market value, with a stock market capitalization of around $236.7 billion based on recent quote data in New York. Recent quote overview Rival Air Liquide in Paris and Air Products in the United States follow at noticeably smaller valuations.
The business is broadly diversified across merchant and on-site gases, healthcare, electronics and engineering services, providing a more defensive profile than many cyclical chemical names. That positioning has helped Linde stock outperform parts of the wider chemicals sector in recent years.
Weekly sector and analyst view
Industrial gases remain tied to global manufacturing and energy spending, but steady long-term contracts with customers in steel, refining and electronics continue to underpin cash flows. Analysts generally see the group as one of the sector’s quality leaders, with an average rating of "Buy" according to recent consensus data. Analyst consensus snapshot
Broker commentary in recent months has highlighted structural demand drivers from clean hydrogen, semiconductor gases and efficiency projects at industrial clients. Against this backdrop, Linde continues to be discussed alongside Air Liquide and Air Products as a core holding in many global chemicals and industrial portfolios.
The product behind the stock
Linde generates most of its revenue from producing and distributing industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and hydrogen, often through large on-site plants directly connected to customer facilities. It also supplies specialty gases and related equipment for electronics, healthcare and energy applications.
Where the stock trades today
The shares of Linde (IE00BZ12WP82) last traded on Nasdaq at $512.06 as of 06/18/2026, 16:00 Eastern Time.
Key facts on Linde stock
- Company: Linde plc
- ISIN: IE00BZ12WP82
- WKN: A2DSYC
- Ticker: LIN
- Venue: Nasdaq
- Price (as of 06/18/2026, 16:00 ET): 512.06 USD
- Market cap: 236,749,563,559 USD (as of 06/18/2026)
- Sector / Industry: Materials / Industrial Gases & Chemicals
- Index membership: Standard & Poor's 500 index
- Next earnings date: not officially scheduled
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