Linde (LIN) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.40% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Linde 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Linde's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LIN' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.3 Med: 0.3 Max: 2.7
Current: 2.4

During the past 13 years, Linde's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.70%. The lowest was -24.30%. And the median was 0.30%.

LIN's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
94.31% of 861 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: -1 vs LIN: 2.40

Competitive Comparison of Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linde's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Linde 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Linde (NAS:LIN) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Linde Business Description

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Address

10 Riverview Drive, Danbury, CT, USA, 06810

Website

https://www.linde.com

Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue in 2024.

Executives

Sean Durbin	officer: Executive VP, EMEA	C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 XY7
David P Strauss	officer: Senior VP & Chief HR Officer	10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06810
Guillermo Bichara	officer: Senior VP& Chief Legal Officer	39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Juergen Nowicki	officer: Executive VP, Engineering	C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Robert L Wood	director	C/O DOW CHEMICAL CO, 2030 DOW CENTER, MIDLAND MI 48674
John Panikar	officer: Executive VP, APAC	39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Oliver Pfann	officer: Senior Vice President, EMEA	FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST, WOKING SURREY X0 GU216HT
Sanjiv Lamba	officer: Chief Operating Officer	THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Matthew J White	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O PRAXAIR, INC., 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 12533
Stephen F Angel	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Hugh Grant	director	C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kelcey E Hoyt	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Andreas Opfermann	officer: Executive VP, Americas	C/O LINDE, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Franz Fehrenbach	director	THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, THE SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Mr. Franz Fehrenbach	Director