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
Market cap
$235B
49th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
Revenue
$34.0B
Fiscal year 2025
Price to sales
6.9
Market cap over revenue
Employees
65,177
10-K, 31 Dec 2025
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

These five hold 31.3% of Linde.

Board and officers

6 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.

Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026

NameTitle
Directors (10)
Sanjiv LambaChairman & CEOAlso at AmphenolLast filed 11 Mar 2026Chairman & CEO
Ann-Kristin AchleitnerDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026Director
Stephen F. AngelDirectorAlso at CSX and GE VernovaLast filed 21 Jan 2026Director
Thomas EndersDirectorAlso at GE AerospaceLast filed 10 Mar 2026Director
Hugh GrantDirectorAlso at Freeport-McMoRanDirector
Josef KaeserDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026Director
Victoria OssadnikDirectorLast filed 10 Mar 2026Director
Paula Rosput ReynoldsDirectorAlso at GE VernovaDirector
Alberto WeisserDirectorAlso at PepsiCoLast filed 10 Mar 2026Director
Robert L. WoodDirectorDirector
Officers (9)
Matthew J. WhiteChief Financial OfficerLast filed 11 Mar 2026Chief Financial Officer
Desiree BacherSVP, Chief HR OfficerLast filed 11 Mar 2026SVP, Chief HR Officer
Guillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerLast filed 12 Mar 2026Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer
Denny BrownVP, Chief Accounting OfficerLast filed 21 May 2026VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Sean DurbinEVP, Chief Operating OfficerLast filed 12 Mar 2026EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Benjamin GlazerSVP, AmericasLast filed 11 Mar 2026SVP, Americas
Stefanos InnocenziSVP, Linde EngineeringLast filed 10 Jun 2026SVP, Linde Engineering
Binod PatwariSenior Vice President - APACLast filed 14 Apr 2026Senior Vice President - APAC
Oliver PfannSenior Vice President, EMEALast filed 11 Mar 2026Senior Vice President, EMEA

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

Show equal percentage changes as equal steps.
201020122014201620182020202220242026$235B

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.
Linde Form 10-K

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.

DatePersonTitleTypeSharesValue
18 Aug 2026BuyPaula Rosput ReynoldsDirectorDirectorBuy100$48K
15 May 2026SaleRobert L. WoodDirectorDirectorSale4,335$2.2M
14 May 2026SaleRobert L. WoodDirectorDirectorSale880$448K
10 Mar 2026SaleSean DurbinEVP, Chief Operating OfficerEVP, Chief Operating OfficerSale6,520$3.1M
10 Mar 2026SaleGuillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerSale4,357$2.1M
24 Feb 2026SaleBinod PatwariSenior Vice President - APACSenior Vice President - APACSale999$502K
17 Feb 2026SaleGuillermo BicharaExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerExec VP & Chief Legal OfficerSale9,455$4.5M
8 Dec 2025BuySanjiv LambaChairman & CEOChairman & CEOBuy2,520$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.

DateMember or officialTypeAmount
25 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
17 Sep 2026Kevin Hern (House, R-OK)House, R-OK 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
4 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
2 Sep 2026Kevin Hern (House, R-OK)House, R-OK 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
31 Aug 2026Kevin Hern (House, R-OK)House, R-OK 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
24 Aug 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
10 Aug 2026Thomas H. Kean Jr (House, R-NJ)House, R-NJ 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
31 Jul 2026Donald J Trump (President)President 路 BoughtPurchase$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
23 Jul 2026Donald J Trump (President)President 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
20 Jul 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K

Showing 10 of 81 trades

Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.