LIN NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Linde plc Ordinary Shares · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 512.3 USD
-0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -1.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 512.3 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.2% latest completed week
4W Return -1.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 59.6% 31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 20-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -0.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.4%. Indicator stack 78/43 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.13% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 38/100 conviction; expected move 5.3%. News sentiment 59/100 42 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 1d Next report is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -1.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9312-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.4% over four weeks, 1.2% over 12 weeks, and 9.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 20 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.2%
4W-1.4%
12W1.2%
26W14.2%
52W9.8%
Active trend streak20 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-93.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change89.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength18/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum33/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Growth70/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
33.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
19.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
46.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
27.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
45.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
7.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
9.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

LIN shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.32, expected move of 5.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction38/100
Expected move5.3%
Put/call volume1.32
Pressure-17
Speculation12
Volatility40
Trend agreement92
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Insider activity5 / 4

5 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

18 positive · 24 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -2.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape62/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis64/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.93; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.13%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.13% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors36/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 24 SVQF36/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 466.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options58/100

LIN shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.32, expected move of 5.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 5.3% Sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

LIN|Linde PLC|Price:506.880|Chg%:-5.400 Insiders5 / 4

5 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings1d

Next report is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026512.3 USD-0.2%492.0 USD441.1 USD0.02-0.328.1MOn
17 Jul 2026513.2 USD-3.1%489.0 USD440.3 USD0.29-1.9310.1MOn
10 Jul 2026529.8 USD-3.1%485.8 USD439.3 USD0.44-3.189.7MOn
3 Jul 2026546.6 USD5.2%482.0 USD438.3 USD0.501.4310.3MOn
26 Jun 2026519.6 USD1.5%477.0 USD437.0 USD0.36-2.9512.3MOn
19 Jun 2026512.1 USD-2.2%473.2 USD436.0 USD0.14-8.8812.6MOn
12 Jun 2026523.6 USD3.1%469.7 USD435.0 USD0.09-4.7611.9MOn
5 Jun 2026507.9 USD2.4%466.3 USD434.0 USD-0.04-5.8413.7MOn
29 May 2026496.1 USD-3.8%463.2 USD433.0 USD-0.10-12.5210.4MOn
22 May 2026516.0 USD2.3%460.5 USD432.0 USD0.16-6.909.1MOn
15 May 2026504.5 USD2.6%458.0 USD430.9 USD0.32-8.249.7MOn
8 May 2026491.6 USD-2.9%456.0 USD430.0 USD0.42-11.2210.2MOn
1 May 2026506.3 USD-0.5%454.6 USD429.1 USD0.63-4.0711.6MOn
24 Apr 2026508.7 USD3.7%453.2 USD428.1 USD0.69-2.538.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.