Linde plc Dividend yield




   USD/share 
 Price  387.04
 Dividend  5.11
 Earnings  9.60
 Cash-flow  18.09
 Book value  82.35
 Equity  85.71

Linde plc is part of Chemicals business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. Linde plc is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Linde plc stock dividend

Linde plc paid a total dividend of 2,509 million USD last year, for a market value of 190,037 millions (Market Cap 189,631 millions). Linde plc dividend per share is 5.11 USD, and his stock market price 387.04 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Linde plc has a dividend yield of 1.32%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Basic Materials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Linde plc stocks dividend with other Chemicals companies or other of the best USA dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Linde plc

Linde plc Dividend Payout

About the ability of Linde plc to maintain his current dividend of USD 5.11 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.32%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Linde plc payout on ernings is currently 53.23%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 39.34% and 38.07% respectively. Both figures show that Linde plc can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Linde plc is USD 18.09 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 5.11, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Linde plc, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Basic Materials industry and Chemicals sector companies.

Linde plc payout

Linde plc Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Linde plc's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  USD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present1.32%5.1153.23%491
20221.43%4.6650.60%494
20211.22%4.2366.93%516
20201.46%3.8566.96%525
20191.64%3.4941.30%537
20182.11%3.29107.17%551

*In millions

Linde plc Stock performance

Finally, last moth Linde plc showed a return of -0.90% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.66% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 36.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Chemicals firms.

Linde plc stock and market return