LINDE PLC
Linde is a global multinational chemical company and the world's largest industrial gas supplier by market share and revenue. Founded by German scientist and engineer Carl von Linde in 1879 in Wiesbaden, Germany, the company is now headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, and registered in Ireland as Linde plc. Linde plc was formed in 2018 through the merger of Linde AG and Praxair, which was founded in 1907 in the United States as Linde Air Products Company.
Basic company information
Each field links to its source. Financial figures retain their reporting periods; background references are identified in the source list.
- Ticker / security symbols
- LIN [1]
- Listing exchanges
- Nasdaq [1]
- SEC industry
- Industrial Inorganic Chemicals [1]
- Business sectors
- chemical industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- LINDE PLC [1]
- Headquarters location
- Woking; Dublin [2]
- Business address
- FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST, WOKING SURREY, X0, GU216HT [1]
- Legal form
- public limited company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Ireland [1]
- Founders
- Carl von Linde [2]
- Official website
- http://www.linde.com/; https://forsaljningsstallen.linde.se/; https://myyntipisteet.linde-gas.fi/; https://utsalgssted.linde.no/; https://www.linde-gas.se/; https://www.linde.mx/ [2]
- Employees
- 66,323 · reported year 2023 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 33,005,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- IE000S9YS762 [2]
- CIK
- 0001707925 [1]
- SIC code
- 2810 [1]
- Country in background record
- United Kingdom; Ireland [2]
Company positioning and business
Linde is a global multinational chemical company and the world's largest industrial gas supplier by market share and revenue. Founded by German scientist and engineer Carl von Linde in 1879 in Wiesbaden, Germany, the company is now headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, and registered in Ireland as Linde plc. Linde plc was formed in 2018 through the merger of Linde AG and Praxair, which was founded in 1907 in the United States as Linde Air Products Company. [3]
The company's primary business is the manufacturing and distribution of atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, and process gases, including carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, ammonia, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. Linde's products are used in the healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, material handling equipment (MHE), chemicals, electronics and water treatment industries. [3]
Linde is ranked 463rd on the Fortune Global 500 and 187th on the Forbes Global 2000. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Linde plc. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 66,323 · reported year 2023. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 33,005,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives LINDE PLC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: LIN (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Form 10-K filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 2810. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
Where is the headquarters of LINDE PLC?
Headquarters location: Woking; Dublin. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for LINDE PLC?
Business sectors: chemical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
LINDE PLC relationship map
Select a node to inspect its relationship and source.
2 verified direct relationships. Industry peers are not relationship edges.
Sources and review dates
- SEC — LINDE PLC filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Linde plc (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.