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LIN Linde Plc

Nasdaq, CIK 0001707925, fiscal year ends 12/31. Last price 508.83 on 2026-10-23, market value 234.6 billion dollars.

Machine-readable: LIN.json, LIN.md. Sections: Graham Defensive, Magic Formula, Momentum, Insider, Buffett Quality, Lynch GARP, Graham Enterprising, Piotroski F-Score, earnings record, insiders, filings and links.

Philosophy	Score	Status	Current inputs as of	History used	Price	Verification	Rules
Graham Defensive	35 partial, missing 5	partial: 5	2025-12-31 stale: Revenue	2016–2025	2026-10-23	11 verified, 19 unverified	method
Magic Formula	27	ok	2025-12-31 stale: operating_income_q, ppe_net	—	2026-10-23	—	method
Momentum	60	ok	2026-10-23	—	2026-10-23	—	method
Insider	21	ok	2026-10-23	—	—	—	method
Buffett Quality	70	ok	2026-06-30	2016–2025	2026-10-23	0 verified, 48 unverified	method
Lynch GARP	73	ok	2026-06-30	2020–2025	2026-10-23	0 verified, 6 unverified	method
Graham Enterprising	35	ok	2026-06-30	2020–2025	2026-10-23	0 verified, 10 unverified	method
Piotroski F-Score	56	ok	—	2024–2026	—	0 verified, 27 unverified	method

Market value, source trail

market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used

Input	Value	Unit	Period / date	Source
Traded price	508.83	USD per traded unit (share or ADS)	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance
SEC shares outstanding	460,980,163	underlying shares	2026-06-30	SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-051289 (460,980,163 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000162828026051289/lin-20260630.htm 0001628280-26-051289
Depositary ratio	1.0	underlying shares per traded unit		domestic 10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units
Market value price date × latest reported shares	234,560,536,339	USD	2026-10-23 shares at 2026-06-30	508.83 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 460,980,163 (shares at 2026-06-30) = 234,560,536,339

Graham Defensive

35 of 100. partial: 5. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Adequate size	33.99 revenue $B	>= 1	5.0 / 5
2a Current ratio	0.88	>= 2.0	0.0 / 15
2b Long-term debt vs working capital working capital not positive	— LTD / WC	<= 1.0	0.0 / 15
3 Positive earnings each of 10 years	10 of 10	10 of 10	15.0 / 15
4 Dividends every year for 20 years	20 of 20 XBRL check: 10 years agree, 10 unverified	20 of 20	15.0 / 15
5 EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago	— missing 2014, 2015	>= +33%	None / 10
6 P/E on 3-year average EPS	37.4	<= 15	0.0 / 15
7 P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5	P/B 6.00, product 224.4	<= 1.5 or <= 22.5	0.0 / 10

Inputs, 32 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	508.83	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
Revenue	33986000000.0	2025-12-31 stale	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
current_assets	14176000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
current_liabilities	16127000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
lt_debt	20678000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
equity	39081000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
Net income FY2016	1500000000.0	2016-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-19-003050	unverified
Net income FY2017	1247000000.0	2017-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001707925-20-000015	unverified
Net income FY2018	4381000000.0	2018-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-21-003574	unverified
Net income FY2019	2285000000.0	2019-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-22-004180	unverified
Net income FY2020	2501000000.0	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
Net income FY2021	3826000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Net income FY2022	4147000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Net income FY2023	6199000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2024	6565000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2025	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Dividend years (Yahoo)	[2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026]	history	Yahoo Finance dividend history	verified (partly: XBRL covers 10 of 20 years)
Dividends per share FY2016 (XBRL)	3.0	2016-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-19-003050	verified
Dividends per share FY2017 (XBRL)	3.15	2017-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001707925-20-000015	verified
Dividends per share FY2018 (XBRL)	3.3	2018-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-21-003574	verified
Dividends per share FY2019 (XBRL)	3.5	2019-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-22-004180	verified
Dividends per share FY2020 (XBRL)	3.852	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-23-005434	verified
Dividends per share FY2021 (XBRL)	4.24	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-24-007424	verified
Dividends per share FY2022 (XBRL)	4.68	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-25-007990	verified
Dividends per share FY2023 (XBRL)	5.1	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-26-011430	verified
Dividends per share FY2024 (XBRL)	5.56	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-26-011430	verified
Dividends per share FY2025 (XBRL)	6.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0001628280-26-011430	verified
EPS diluted FY2016	5.21	2016-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-19-003050	unverified
EPS diluted FY2023	12.59	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
EPS diluted FY2024	13.62	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
EPS diluted FY2025	14.61	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Shares outstanding	460980163.0	2026-06-30	SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-051289 (460,980,163 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000162828026051289/lin-20260630.htm 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked

Magic Formula

27 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
Earnings yield (EBIT/EV) EBIT trailing twelve months; EV = market cap + debt (28,013,000,000) - cash	3.64 % (rank 131)
Return on capital (EBIT/(NWC+PPE)) net working capital -1,951,000,000 used as reported	35.65 % (rank 116)
Combined rank	247

Inputs, 14 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
operating_income	8923000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	not cross-checked
operating_income_q	2439000000.0	2026-03-31 stale	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss (quarter CY2026Q1) 0001628280-26-029165	not cross-checked
operating_income_q	2184000000.0	2025-03-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss (quarter CY2025Q1) 0001628280-26-029165	not cross-checked
operating_income_q	2554000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss (quarter CY2026Q2) 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
operating_income_q	2354000000.0	2025-06-30 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss (quarter CY2025Q2) 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
current_assets	14176000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
current_liabilities	16127000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
cash	4898000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
ppe_net	28260000000.0	2025-12-31 stale	SEC XBRL PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 0001628280-26-011430	not cross-checked
debt_incl_current	23152000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebt 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
debt_short	4861000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL ShortTermBorrowings 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
shares_out	460980163.0	2026-06-30	SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-051289 (460,980,163 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000162828026051289/lin-20260630.htm 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked
Price (close)	508.83	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data	not cross-checked
note	debt = LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities) + short-term borrowings			not cross-checked

Momentum

60 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Points
12-1 month return	5.8 % (percentile 49.6)	24.8 / 50
6 month return	0.8 % (percentile 43.1)	8.6 / 20
Price / 52-week high	0.934	14.0 / 15
Volatility penalty (60d annualised)	19.3 %	12.8 / 15

Inputs, 1 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Adjusted close series (14 months)	508.83	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data daily history	not cross-checked

Insider

21 of 100. ok. How this is scored. Form 4 data loaded through 2026-10-23

Test or factor	Value	Points
Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers)	0.0 bp	3.1 / 35
Distinct buyers	1	6.2 / 25
Buyer seniority	0.5	10.0 / 20
Recency (half-life 30d)	0.2	2.0 / 10
Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales)	0.0 bp	-0.0 / 0

Inputs, 1 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Form 4 P Reynolds Paula Rosput 2026-08-18	47912.0	2026-08-18	SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set)	not cross-checked

Buffett Quality

70 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity)	11.0% over 8 yrs	>= 15%	10.9 / 25
2 Profitable every year	10 of 10	all years	15.0 / 15
3 Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window	+15.6% a year	>= +10%	10.0 / 10
4 Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay) LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities) + short-term borrowings	4.3 years	<= 4	14.0 / 15
5 Operating margin, 5-yr average	21.8%	>= 20%	10.0 / 10
6 Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex)	1.01	>= 1.0	10.0 / 10
7 Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap)	2.2%	>= 7%	0.0 / 15

Inputs, 50 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	508.83	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
Net income FY2018	4381000000.0	2018-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-21-003574	unverified
Equity at FY2018 end	51596000000.0	2018-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001707925-20-000015	unverified
Net income FY2019	2285000000.0	2019-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-22-004180	unverified
Equity at FY2019 end	49074000000.0	2019-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-21-003574	unverified
Net income FY2020	2501000000.0	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
Equity at FY2020 end	47317000000.0	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-22-004180	unverified
Net income FY2021	3826000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Equity at FY2021 end	44035000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
Net income FY2022	4147000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Equity at FY2022 end	40028000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Net income FY2023	6199000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Equity at FY2023 end	39720000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Net income FY2024	6565000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Equity at FY2024 end	38092000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2025	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Equity at FY2025 end	38245000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
Net income FY2016	1500000000.0	2016-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-19-003050	unverified
Net income FY2017	1247000000.0	2017-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001707925-20-000015	unverified
Net income FY2018	4381000000.0	2018-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-21-003574	unverified
Net income FY2019	2285000000.0	2019-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-22-004180	unverified
Net income FY2020	2501000000.0	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
Net income FY2021	3826000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Net income FY2022	4147000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Net income FY2023	6199000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2024	6565000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2025	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
debt_incl_current	23152000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebt 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
debt_short	4861000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL ShortTermBorrowings 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
Operating income FY2021	4984000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Revenue FY2021	30793000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Operating income FY2022	5369000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Revenue FY2022	33364000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Operating income FY2023	8024000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Revenue FY2023	32854000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Operating income FY2024	8635000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Revenue FY2024	33005000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Operating income FY2025	8923000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Revenue FY2025	33986000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2021	9725000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2021	3086000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2022	8864000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2022	3173000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2023	9305000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2023	3787000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2024	9423000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2024	4497000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2025	10350000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2025	5261000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Shares outstanding	460980163.0	2026-06-30	SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-051289 (460,980,163 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000162828026051289/lin-20260630.htm 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked

Lynch GARP

73 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points)	1.37	<= 1.0	18.9 / 30
2 EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate	+25.4% a year	12% to 35% a year	20.0 / 20
3 P/E on latest annual EPS	34.8	<= 25	3.4 / 10
4 Borrowings / equity LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities) + short-term borrowings	0.72	<= 0.5	11.7 / 15
5 Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose	5 of 5	5 of 5	15.0 / 15
6 Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap	-9.9%	>= +10%	4.3 / 10

Inputs, 7 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	508.83	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
EPS diluted FY2025	14.61	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
EPS diluted FY2020	4.71	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
debt_incl_current	23152000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebt 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
debt_short	4861000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL ShortTermBorrowings 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
equity	39081000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
cash	4898000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0001628280-26-051289	unverified

Graham Enterprising

35 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Current ratio	0.88	>= 1.5	0.0 / 15
2 Borrowings vs working capital working capital not positive	—	<= 1.1x	0.0 / 15
3 No earnings deficit in the last 5 years	5 of 5 profitable	5 of 5	15.0 / 15
4 Pays a current dividend	yes	yes	10.0 / 10
5 EPS higher than five years earlier	4.71 -> 14.61	higher	10.0 / 10
6 Price / book value per share book value used because intangibles are not separated in the dataset (Graham uses net tangible assets)	6.0	<= 1.2	0.0 / 20
7 Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities) net current asset value not positive	—	<= 0.67	0.0 / 15

Inputs, 13 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	508.83	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
current_assets	14176000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
current_liabilities	16127000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
Net income FY2021	3826000000.0	2021-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-24-007424	unverified
Net income FY2022	4147000000.0	2022-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-25-007990	unverified
Net income FY2023	6199000000.0	2023-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2024	6565000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Net income FY2025	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
Dividend years (Yahoo)	[2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026]	history	Yahoo Finance dividend history	not cross-checked
EPS diluted FY2025	14.61	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
EPS diluted FY2020	4.71	2020-12-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0001628280-23-005434	unverified
equity	39081000000.0	2026-06-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
Shares outstanding	460980163.0	2026-06-30	SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-051289 (460,980,163 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000162828026051289/lin-20260630.htm 0001628280-26-051289	not cross-checked

Piotroski F-Score

56 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Return on assets is positive	7.9%	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
2 Operating cash flow is positive	10,350M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
3 Return on assets improved on the prior year	8.2% -> 7.9%	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111
4 Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals)	10,350M vs 6,898M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
5 Long-term debt / assets fell	19.1% -> 23.8%	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111
6 Current ratio improved	0.89 -> 0.88	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111
7 No new shares issued (share count did not rise)	469M -> 461M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
8 Operating margin improved (stand-in for gross margin, which the dataset does not carry)	26.2% -> 26.3%	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
9 Asset turnover (revenue / assets) improved	0.41 -> 0.39	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111

Inputs, 27 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
net_income 2025-12-31	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
total_assets 2025-12-31	86817000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
cfo 2025-12-31	10350000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
net_income 2025-12-31	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
net_income 2024-12-31	6565000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
total_assets 2025-12-31	86817000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
total_assets 2024-12-31	80147000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
cfo 2025-12-31	10350000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
net_income 2025-12-31	6898000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-192209) 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
lt_debt 2025-12-31	20683000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
lt_debt 2024-12-31	15343000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
total_assets 2025-12-31	86817000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
total_assets 2024-12-31	80147000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
current_assets 2025-12-31	13325000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
current_assets 2024-12-31	12945000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
current_liabilities 2025-12-31	15198000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
current_liabilities 2024-12-31	14544000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
shares_out 2026-06-30	460980163.0	2026-06-30 history	SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
shares_out 2025-06-30	468909532.0	2025-06-30 history	SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding 0001628280-25-037164	unverified
operating_income 2025-12-31	8923000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
operating_income 2024-12-31	8635000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
revenue 2025-12-31	33986000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
revenue 2024-12-31	33005000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
revenue 2025-12-31	33986000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
revenue 2024-12-31	33005000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0001628280-26-011430	unverified
total_assets 2025-12-31	86817000000.0	2025-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-051289	unverified
total_assets 2024-12-31	80147000000.0	2024-12-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0001628280-26-011430	unverified

Earnings record

SEC XBRL, by fiscal year (named by the calendar year it ends in); EPS split-adjusted to today's shares; each row links to the filing.

FY	Ended	Revenue, $M	Net income, $M	EPS diluted	Dividend	Filing
2016	2016-12-31	10,534	1,500	5.21	paid	0001628280-19-003050
2017	2017-12-31	11,358	1,247	4.32	paid	0001707925-20-000015
2018	2018-12-31	14,836	4,381	13.11	paid	0001628280-21-003574
2019	2019-12-31	28,228	2,285	4.19	paid	0001628280-22-004180
2020	2020-12-31	27,243	2,501	4.71	paid	0001628280-23-005434
2021	2021-12-31	30,793	3,826	7.33	paid	0001628280-24-007424
2022	2022-12-31	33,364	4,147	8.23	paid	0001628280-25-007990
2023	2023-12-31	32,854	6,199	12.59	paid	0001628280-26-011430
2024	2024-12-31	33,005	6,565	13.62	paid	0001628280-26-011430
2025	2025-12-31	33,986	6,898	14.61	paid	0001628280-26-011430

Insider transactions

SEC Form 4 open-market purchases and sales from the insider data sets; latest 20.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-08-18	Reynolds Paula Rosput	director	buy	100	479.12	47,912
2026-05-15	Wood Robert L	director	sale	4,335	506.39	2,195,201
2026-05-14	Wood Robert L	director	sale	880	508.76	447,709

Filings and links

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Cite as: The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/LIN; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23. Data last checked 2026-10-26.