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LindeCNasdaq / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
Current thesis
The post-earnings bull case is that Linde again showed the defensive compounding profile investors pay for: adjusted EPS grew 10%, operating margin stayed at 30.0%, Q1 operating cash flow rose 4%, and management raised the bottom end of full-year guidance despite saying the midpoint assumes no economic improvement and no helium improvement versus the February guide. Electronics, manufacturing, and project startups were explicit volume drivers, and the backlog remains large.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
6 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-06-03.
What can break
EMEA volumes declined 3% year over year and underlying sales in that segment fell 2%, showing some cyclical softness beneath the headline beat. [#10-Q-2026-05-01]
Momentum
51
Value
49
Sentiment
56
Setup hits (3d)
6 · Net Bullish
AI TargetsBase $518.00 · Bull $550.00 · Bear $470.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-02
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Bullish
Target $515.71
Why
Momentum51 · Δ7d -2.9
Value49 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment56 · Δ7d +7.2
So what
Balanced signals (Net Bullish). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
51
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-2.9
Δ21d
+9.9
Value
49
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
-0.2
Sentiment
56
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.2
Δ21d
+9.4
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 51.0 / Value 49.2 / Sentiment 55.5
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-01
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$230.1B
Beta
0.84
Shares Out
466.95M
P/E (TTM)
29.0
P/S (TTM)
6.04
P/FCF (TTM)
87.78
Rev YoY
+3.1%
EPS YoY
+26.9%
Gross Margin
+48.8%
Op Margin
+27.4%
Net Debt
$16.98B
Current Ratio
0.82
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology