Linde (LIN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $4.15
- Estimate
- $4.12
- Surprise
- +0.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $9.29B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Linde (LIN) beat the $4.12 estimate with diluted EPS of $4.15 — a modest 0.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Hold at 5.9/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LIN Hold at 5.5/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.7% surprise compares with a +0.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 5.1%
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $467.00
- Price target
- $489.96
- Stop
- $451.86
- Upside to target
- +4.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.0:1
The stock trades at 30.1× trailing but 23.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LIN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Market cap
- $214.92B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 30.1
- 52-week range
- $387.78–$548.20
- Off 52-week high
- 14.8%
- RSI (14)
- 30
- Volume vs avg
- 0.84×
- Score today
- 5.5/10