63/100BLinde company profile
- CEO
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Employees
- 64,512
- Headquarters
- Forge, Woking, SU GU21 6HT, GB
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- IPO date
- 17 Jun 1992
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- IE000S9YS762
Website:linde.com
About the company
Linde plc functions as a global industrial gas and engineering powerhouse, extending its operations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company's comprehensive product line features atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and various rare gases, alongside a diverse array of process gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, specialized electronic gases, and acetylene. Beyond gas supply, Linde is also adept at designing and constructing turnkey process plants. These engineering solutions serve both third-party customers and its own gas business facilities, covering types like olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. Linde's extensive client base spans numerous sectors, including healthcare, energy, general manufacturing, food and beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel production, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. Established in 1879, the company is headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom.
Employees
Linde had about 65,177 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 0.2% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Linde
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 85.6% of Linde's shares on 30 June 2026, 2,390 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Linde
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