Linde LIN
Linde is the 49th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $235 billion. 10 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 9 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 10.3% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Industrial Gases
- Headquarters
- Guildford, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1879
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $235B
- 49th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 6.9
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $3.6M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 6
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Linde. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
6 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (10) | |
| Sanjiv LambaChairman & CEOAlso at AmphenolLast filed 11 Mar 2026 | |
| Ann-Kristin AchleitnerDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Stephen F. AngelDirectorAlso at CSX and GE VernovaLast filed 21 Jan 2026 | |
| Thomas EndersDirectorAlso at GE AerospaceLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Hugh GrantDirectorAlso at Freeport-McMoRan | |
| Josef KaeserDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Victoria OssadnikDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Paula Rosput ReynoldsDirectorAlso at GE Vernova | |
| Alberto WeisserDirectorAlso at PepsiCoLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Robert L. WoodDirector | |
| Officers (9) | |
| Matthew J. WhiteChief Financial OfficerLast filed 11 Mar 2026 | |
| Desiree BacherSVP, Chief HR OfficerLast filed 11 Mar 2026 | |
| Guillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerLast filed 12 Mar 2026 | |
| Denny BrownVP, Chief Accounting OfficerLast filed 21 May 2026 | |
| Sean DurbinEVP, Chief Operating OfficerLast filed 12 Mar 2026 | |
| Benjamin GlazerSVP, AmericasLast filed 11 Mar 2026 | |
| Stefanos InnocenziSVP, Linde EngineeringLast filed 10 Jun 2026 | |
| Binod PatwariSenior Vice President - APACLast filed 14 Apr 2026 | |
| Oliver PfannSenior Vice President, EMEALast filed 11 Mar 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Linde
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- GE Vernova GEV
- Paula Rosput Reynolds: Director here, Director there
- Stephen F. Angel: Director here, Director there
- Amphenol APH
- Sanjiv Lamba: Chairman & CEO here, Director there
- CSX CSX
- Stephen F. Angel: Director here, President & CEO there
- Freeport-McMoRan FCX
- Hugh Grant: Director here, Director there
- GE Aerospace GE
- Thomas Enders: Director here, Director there
- PepsiCo PEP
- Alberto Weisser: Director here, Director there
Linde's market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $235B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $198B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $201B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $199B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $161B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $178B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $135B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $114B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $86.1B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $44.2B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $33.4B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $29.8B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $38.5B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $38.3B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $32.1B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $32.0B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $29.3B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $24.5B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $17.6B |
Download Linde's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 65,177
As of December 31, 2025, Linde had 65,177 employees worldwide comprised of approximately 28 percent women and 72 percent men.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $12.9 million of stock in 6 sales and bought $1.0 million in 2 purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026Buy | Paula Rosput ReynoldsDirector | $48K |
| 15 May 2026Sale | Robert L. WoodDirector | $2.2M |
| 14 May 2026Sale | Robert L. WoodDirector | $448K |
| 10 Mar 2026Sale | Sean DurbinEVP, Chief Operating Officer | $3.1M |
| 10 Mar 2026Sale | Guillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $2.1M |
| 24 Feb 2026Sale | Binod PatwariSenior Vice President - APAC | $502K |
| 17 Feb 2026Sale | Guillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $4.5M |
| 8 Dec 2025Buy | Sanjiv LambaChairman & CEO | $1000K |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
21 people disclosed 44 purchases and 37 sales of Linde stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Thomas H. Kean JrHouse, R-NJ 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 81 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.