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LIN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$424.86
Seasonality move :
4.11%
Day range:
$424.14 - $426.63
52-week range:
$387.78 - $486.38
Dividend yield:
1.41%
P/E ratio:
28.46x
P/S ratio:
6.03x
P/B ratio:
5.14x
Volume:
1.7M
Avg. volume:
3.1M
1-year change:
-0.2%
Market cap:
$198.5B
Revenue:
$33B
EPS (TTM):
$14.94
Period Ending 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Revenue $27.2B $30.8B $33.4B $32.9B $33B
Revenue Growth (YoY) -3.49% 13.03% 8.35% -1.53% 0.46%
 
Cost of Revenues $20B $22.2B $23.7B $21.3B $20.9B
Gross Profit $7.2B $8.6B $9.7B $11.5B $12.1B
Gross Profit Margin 26.55% 27.98% 29.1% 35.14% 36.61%
 
R&D Expenses $152M $143M $143M $146M $150M
Selling, General & Admin $3.2B $3.2B $3.1B $3.3B $3.3B
Other Inc / (Exp) -$390M -$107M -$854M $83M $230M
Operating Expenses $3.3B $3.3B $3.3B $3.4B $3.5B
Operating Income $3.9B $5.3B $6.5B $8.1B $8.6B
 
Net Interest Expenses $114M $159M $192M $488M $572M
EBT. Incl. Unusual Items $3.4B $5.1B $5.5B $8B $8.6B
Earnings of Discontinued Ops. $4M $5M -- -- --
Income Tax Expense $847M $1.3B $1.4B $1.8B $2B
Net Income to Company $2.5B $3.8B $4.1B $6.2B $6.6B
 
Minority Interest in Earnings $125M $135M $134M $142M $172M
Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items $2.6B $4B $4.3B $6.3B $6.7B
 
Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) $4.75 $7.40 $8.30 $12.70 $13.71
Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) $4.71 $7.33 $8.23 $12.59 $13.62
Weighted Average Basic Share $526.7M $516.9M $499.7M $488.2M $478.8M
Weighted Average Diluted Share $531.2M $521.9M $504M $492.3M $482.1M
 
EBITDA $8.5B $9.9B $10.7B $11.9B $12.4B
EBIT $3.9B $5.3B $6.5B $8.1B $8.6B
 
Revenue (Reported) $27.2B $30.8B $33.4B $32.9B $33B
Operating Income (Reported) $3.9B $5.3B $6.5B $8.1B $8.6B
Operating Income (Adjusted) $3.9B $5.3B $6.5B $8.1B $8.6B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Revenue $7.7B $8.8B $8.2B $8.4B $8.6B
Revenue Growth (YoY) 11.86% 14.72% -7.3% 2.47% 3.1%
 
Cost of Revenues $5.5B $6B $5.3B $5.3B $5.3B
Gross Profit $2.1B $2.8B $2.9B $3B $3.3B
Gross Profit Margin 27.87% 32.33% 35.34% 36.38% 38.02%
 
R&D Expenses $36M $35M $36M $37M $36M
Selling, General & Admin $793M $770M $808M $823M $897M
Other Inc / (Exp) $29M $4M $49M -$49M --
Operating Expenses $829M $834M $844M $860M $933M
Operating Income $1.3B $2B $2B $2.2B $2.3B
 
Net Interest Expenses -- $26M $73M -- $81M
EBT. Incl. Unusual Items $1.3B $1.6B $2B $2.1B $2.4B
Earnings of Discontinued Ops. $1M -- -- -- --
Income Tax Expense $321M $391M $487M $498M $424M
Net Income to Company $1B $1.3B $1.6B $1.6B $2B
 
Minority Interest in Earnings $31M $27M $36M $53M $43M
Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items $1B $1.3B $1.6B $1.6B $2B
 
Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) $1.90 $2.56 $3.21 $3.25 $4.11
Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) $1.88 $2.54 $3.19 $3.22 $4.09
Weighted Average Basic Share $515.2M $497.2M $487.1M $477.7M $468.8M
Weighted Average Diluted Share $520.1M $501.2M $491.1M $480.9M $471.5M
 
EBITDA $2.5B $2.7B $3B $3.1B $3.3B
EBIT $1.3B $2B $2B $2.2B $2.3B
 
Revenue (Reported) $7.7B $8.8B $8.2B $8.4B $8.6B
Operating Income (Reported) $1.3B $2B $2B $2.2B $2.3B
Operating Income (Adjusted) $1.3B $2B $2B $2.2B $2.3B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Revenue $29.8B $33.8B $32.5B $33B $33.5B
Revenue Growth (YoY) -- -- -- -- --
 
Cost of Revenues $21.4B $23.1B $21.3B $21.1B $20.9B
Gross Profit $8.4B $10.6B $11.1B $12B $12.6B
Gross Profit Margin -- -- -- -- --
 
R&D Expenses $143M $145M $143M $150M $151M
Selling, General & Admin $3.2B $3.1B $3.2B $3.4B $3.4B
Other Inc / (Exp) -$161M -$908M $96M $126M --
Operating Expenses $3.3B $3.3B $3.4B $3.5B $3.5B
Operating Income $5B $7.3B $7.8B $8.5B $9.1B
 
Net Interest Expenses $208M $116M $126M $345M $344M
EBT. Incl. Unusual Items $4.8B $5.2B $7.7B $8.3B $9.1B
Earnings of Discontinued Ops. $4M $2M -- -- --
Income Tax Expense $1.2B $1.4B $1.7B $1.9B $2B
Net Income to Company $3.6B $3.8B $6B $6.4B $7.1B
 
Minority Interest in Earnings $139M $131M $142M $161M $161M
Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items $3.7B $4B $6.1B $6.5B $7.3B
 
Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) $6.87 $7.62 $12.20 $13.27 $15.02
Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) $6.80 $7.56 $12.10 $13.18 $14.94
Weighted Average Basic Share
Weighted Average Diluted Share
 
EBITDA $9.7B $10.5B $11.6B $12.3B $12.8B
EBIT $5B $7.3B $7.8B $8.5B $9.1B
 
Revenue (Reported) $29.8B $33.8B $32.5B $33B $33.5B
Operating Income (Reported) $5B $7.3B $7.8B $8.5B $9.1B
Operating Income (Adjusted) $5B $7.3B $7.8B $8.5B $9.1B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Revenue $22.5B $25.5B $24.6B $24.7B $25.2B
Revenue Growth (YoY) -- -- -- -- --
 
Cost of Revenues $16.1B $17.1B $15.9B $15.7B $15.7B
Gross Profit $6.4B $8.4B $8.6B $9B $9.6B
Gross Profit Margin -- -- -- -- --
 
R&D Expenses $105M $107M $107M $111M $112M
Selling, General & Admin $2.4B $2.3B $2.5B $2.5B $2.6B
Other Inc / (Exp) -$82M -$883M $67M $110M $93M
Operating Expenses $2.5B $2.5B $2.6B $2.6B $2.7B
Operating Income $3.9B $5.9B $6.1B $6.4B $6.9B
 
Net Interest Expenses $67M $59M $117M $129M $112M
EBT. Incl. Unusual Items $3.7B $3.8B $6B $6.3B $6.9B
Earnings of Discontinued Ops. $3M -- -- -- --
Income Tax Expense $923M $1B $1.4B $1.5B $1.5B
Net Income to Company $2.9B $2.9B $4.8B $5B $5.5B
 
Minority Interest in Earnings $105M $101M $109M $128M $117M
Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items $2.9B $2.9B $4.8B $5B $5.5B
 
Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) $5.40 $5.62 $9.51 $10.09 $11.40
Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) $5.35 $5.57 $9.44 $10.02 $11.33
Weighted Average Basic Share $1.6B $1.5B $1.5B $1.4B $1.4B
Weighted Average Diluted Share $1.6B $1.5B $1.5B $1.4B $1.4B
 
EBITDA $7.4B $8B $8.9B $9.3B $9.7B
EBIT $3.9B $5.9B $6.1B $6.4B $6.9B
 
Revenue (Reported) $22.5B $25.5B $24.6B $24.7B $25.2B
Operating Income (Reported) $3.9B $5.9B $6.1B $6.4B $6.9B
Operating Income (Adjusted) $3.9B $5.9B $6.1B $6.4B $6.9B
Period Ending 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Cash and Equivalents $3.8B $2.8B $5.4B $4.7B $4.9B
Short Term Investments -- -- -- -- --
Accounts Receivable, Net $4.3B $4.6B $4.7B $4.9B $4.9B
Inventory $1.7B $1.7B $2B $2.1B $1.9B
Prepaid Expenses $516M $527M $597M $583M $579M
Other Current Assets $221M $146M $104M $93M $206M
Total Current Assets $10.9B $10.2B $13B $12.6B $12.9B
 
Property Plant And Equipment $29.8B $27B $24.4B $25.5B $25.8B
Long-Term Investments $2.4B $2.8B $2.7B $2.5B $2.3B
Goodwill $28.2B $27B $25.8B $26.8B $25.9B
Other Intangibles $16.2B $13.8B $12.4B $12.4B $11.3B
Other Long-Term Assets $278M $324M $243M $261M $238M
Total Assets $88.2B $81.6B $79.7B $80.8B $80.1B
 
Accounts Payable $3.1B $3.5B $3B $3B $2.5B
Accrued Expenses $2.2B $2.1B $2.3B $2.3B $2.2B
Current Portion Of Long-Term Debt $751M $1.7B $1.6B $1.3B $2.1B
Current Portion Of Capital Lease Obligations $275M $262M $223M $227M $230M
Other Current Liabilities $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B
Total Current Liabilities $13.7B $13.6B $16.5B $15.7B $14.5B
 
Long-Term Debt $12.9B $12.1B $12.9B $14.1B $16.1B
Capital Leases -- -- -- -- --
Total Liabilities $38.6B $36.2B $38.3B $39.7B $40.7B
 
Common Stock $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M
Other Common Equity Adj -$4.7B -$5B -$5.8B -$5.8B -$6.9B
Common Equity $47.3B $44B $40B $39.7B $38.1B
Total Preferred Equity -- -- -- -- --
Minority Interest, Total $2.3B $1.4B $1.4B $1.4B $1.4B
Total Equity $49.6B $45.4B $41.4B $41.1B $39.5B
 
Total Liabilities and Equity $88.2B $81.6B $79.7B $80.8B $80.1B
Cash and Short Terms $3.8B $2.8B $5.4B $4.7B $4.9B
Total Debt $13.7B $13.8B $14.5B $15.4B $18.2B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Cash and Equivalents $4.7B $3.8B $3.9B $5.2B $4.5B
Short Term Investments -- -- -- -- --
Accounts Receivable, Net $4.5B $4.7B $4.8B $5.1B $5.6B
Inventory $1.7B $1.9B $2.1B $2.1B $2.1B
Prepaid Expenses -- -- -- -- --
Other Current Assets $1.1B $889M $922M $1.1B --
Total Current Assets $12B $11.2B $11.7B $13.5B $13.3B
 
Property Plant And Equipment $26.2B $22.6B $23.6B $25.1B $27.5B
Long-Term Investments -- $6M $44M $5M $236M
Goodwill $27.2B $24.6B $26B $27.1B --
Other Intangibles $14B $11.8B $12.1B $12.1B --
Other Long-Term Assets $4.8B $4.2B $4.4B $4.7B --
Total Assets $84.2B $74.3B $77.8B $82.5B $86B
 
Accounts Payable $3.1B $3.1B $2.8B $2.8B $2.6B
Accrued Expenses -- -- -- -- --
Current Portion Of Long-Term Debt $2.3B $1.6B $922M $1.3B --
Current Portion Of Capital Lease Obligations -- -- -- -- --
Other Current Liabilities $4.3B $4.4B $4.7B $4.7B --
Total Current Liabilities $14.8B $15.1B $14.2B $14B $16.2B
 
Long-Term Debt $11.5B $10.6B $13.2B $17.5B $18.6B
Capital Leases -- -- -- -- --
Total Liabilities $38.5B $35.4B $37.6B $41.9B $45.9B
 
Common Stock $1M $1M -- $1M $1M
Other Common Equity Adj -$5.6B -$8.1B -$6.7B -$6.1B --
Common Equity -- -- -- -- --
Total Preferred Equity -- -- -- -- --
Minority Interest, Total $1.4B $1.3B $1.3B $1.4B $1.5B
Total Equity $45.7B $38.9B $40.2B $40.6B $40.1B
 
Total Liabilities and Equity $84.2B $74.3B $77.8B $82.5B $86B
Cash and Short Terms $4.7B $3.8B $3.9B $5.2B $4.5B
Total Debt $13.8B $12.2B $14.2B $18.8B $21B
Period Ending 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Net Income to Stockholders $2.5B $3.8B $4.1B $6.2B $6.6B
Depreciation & Amoritzation $4.6B $4.6B $4.2B $3.8B $3.8B
Stock-Based Compensation $133M $128M $107M $141M $160M
Change in Accounts Receivable $19M -$553M -$423M -$86M -$160M
Change in Inventories $18M -$129M -$347M -$127M $56M
Cash From Operations $7.4B $9.7B $8.9B $9.3B $9.4B
 
Capital Expenditures $3.4B $3.1B $3.2B $3.8B $4.5B
Cash Acquisitions $68M $88M $110M $953M $317M
Cash From Investing -$3B -$3B -$3.1B -$4.7B -$4.6B
 
Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) $2B $2.2B $2.3B $2.5B $2.7B
Special Dividend Paid
Long-Term Debt Issued $2.8B $2.3B $3.2B $2.2B $4.8B
Long-Term Debt Repaid -$2.7B -$1.5B -$1.8B -$1.7B -$1.3B
Repurchase of Common Stock $2.5B $4.6B $5.2B $4B $4.5B
Other Financing Activities -$220M -$323M -$88M -$53M -$420M
Cash From Financing -$3.3B -$7.6B -$3.1B -$5.4B -$4.4B
 
Beginning Cash (CF) $3.8B $2.8B $5.4B $4.7B $4.9B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment -- -- -- -- --
Additions / Reductions $1.1B -$931M $2.6B -$772M $186M
Ending Cash (CF) $4.8B $1.8B $8B $3.9B $4.8B
 
Levered Free Cash Flow $4B $6.6B $5.7B $5.5B $4.9B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Net Income to Stockholders $1B $1.3B $1.6B $1.6B $2B
Depreciation & Amoritzation $1.2B $1B $959M $960M $961M
Stock-Based Compensation $32M $27M $36M $42M $45M
Change in Accounts Receivable -$151M -$29M $6M $224M -$70M
Change in Inventories -$35M -$156M -$40M $55M -$1M
Cash From Operations $2.6B $2.6B $2.5B $2.7B $2.9B
 
Capital Expenditures $741M $762M $948M $1.1B $1.3B
Cash Acquisitions -- $61M $8M $23M $123M
Cash From Investing -$671M -$700M -$946M -$957M -$1.4B
 
Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) $546M $581M $620M $662M $701M
Special Dividend Paid -- -- -- -- --
Long-Term Debt Issued $2.2B -- $8M $8M --
Long-Term Debt Repaid -$3M -$22M -$10M -$16M --
Repurchase of Common Stock $1.2B $1.1B $1.2B $667M $989M
Other Financing Activities -$42M -$27M -$59M -$44M --
Cash From Financing -$256M -$1.7B -$964M -$1.3B -$1.8B
 
Beginning Cash (CF) $4.7B $3.8B $3.9B $5.2B $4.5B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment -$66M -$115M -$73M $60M -$9M
Additions / Reductions $1.6B $101M $537M $561M -$277M
Ending Cash (CF) $6.2B $3.7B $4.4B $5.8B $4.2B
 
Levered Free Cash Flow $1.8B $1.9B $1.6B $1.7B $1.7B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Net Income to Stockholders $3.6B $3.8B $6B $6.4B $7.1B
Depreciation & Amoritzation $4.7B $4.4B $3.8B $3.8B $3.7B
Stock-Based Compensation $124M $111M $131M $159M $173M
Change in Accounts Receivable -$444M -$586M -$20M -$115M -$341M
Change in Inventories $42M -$352M -$172M $30M -$13M
Cash From Operations $8.9B $10B $8.7B $9.3B $10.1B
 
Capital Expenditures $3.3B $3.1B $3.6B $4.4B $5.1B
Cash Acquisitions $58M $167M $842M $286M $535M
Cash From Investing -$3.1B -$3.1B -$4.3B -$4.5B -$5.6B
 
Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) $2.2B $2.3B $2.5B $2.6B $2.8B
Special Dividend Paid
Long-Term Debt Issued $2.3B $2.3B $3B $4.9B --
Long-Term Debt Repaid -$1.9B -$2.4B -$1.7B -$1B --
Repurchase of Common Stock $3.7B $5.8B $3.6B $4.2B $4.5B
Other Financing Activities -$338M -$66M -$107M -$233M --
Cash From Financing -$6.3B -$7.7B -$4.2B -$3.5B -$5.1B
 
Beginning Cash (CF) -- -- -- -- --
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment -- -- -- -- --
Additions / Reductions -$499M -$944M $138M $1.3B -$678M
Ending Cash (CF) -- -- -- -- --
 
Levered Free Cash Flow $5.7B $6.9B $5.1B $4.9B $5.1B
Period Ending 2021-09-30 2022-09-30 2023-09-30 2024-09-30 2025-09-30
Net Income to Stockholders $2.9B $2.9B $4.8B $5B $5.5B
Depreciation & Amoritzation $3.5B $3.2B $2.9B $2.9B $2.8B
Stock-Based Compensation $95M $78M $102M $120M $133M
Change in Accounts Receivable -$539M -$572M -$169M -$198M -$379M
Change in Inventories -$77M -$300M -$125M $32M -$37M
Cash From Operations $6.5B $6.8B $6.6B $6.6B $7.3B
 
Capital Expenditures $2.2B $2.2B $2.6B $3.2B $3.8B
Cash Acquisitions $31M $110M $842M $175M $393M
Cash From Investing -$2.1B -$2.2B -$3.4B -$3.3B -$4.3B
 
Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) $1.6B $1.8B $1.9B $2B $2.1B
Special Dividend Paid -- -- -- -- --
Long-Term Debt Issued $2.3B $2.3B $2.1B $4.8B $3.1B
Long-Term Debt Repaid -$821M -$1.7B -$1.7B -$973M -$1.6B
Repurchase of Common Stock $3.3B $4.5B $2.9B $3.1B $3.2B
Other Financing Activities -$319M -$62M -$81M -$261M $26M
Cash From Financing -$3.4B -$3.5B -$4.6B -$2.7B -$3.5B
 
Beginning Cash (CF) $11.9B $11.9B $12.2B $14.7B $14.6B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment -$44M -$150M -$56M -$74M $135M
Additions / Reductions $946M $933M -$1.5B $523M -$341M
Ending Cash (CF) $12.8B $12.7B $10.6B $15.1B $14.4B
 
Levered Free Cash Flow $4.2B $4.5B $3.9B $3.4B $3.5B

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Financial Ratios

LIN
Sector
P/E ratio
28.46x
19.44x
PEG ratio
2.13x
-0.02x
P/B ratio
5.14x
1.70x
Price / LTM sales
6.03x
1.54x

Growth Metrics

LIN
Sector
Revenue growth
3.1%
2.23%
Earnings growth
26.93%
--
Revenue (5-year growth)
3.18%
3.12%
Earnings forecast
$4.18
$0.02

Profitability

LIN
Sector
Profitability FY 2024
$12.1B
--
Return on invested capital
11.33%
-8.68%
Return on assets
8.69%
-9.81%
Return on equity
18.17%
-9.57%

Earnings Date

Last Earnings Date
Oct
31
Next Earnings Date
Feb
5
Estimated Next Earnings Date
Jan
30

Balance Sheet

LIN
Sector
Total cash
$4.5B
$2.6M
Short term investments
--
$229.2K
Total assets
$80.1B
$16.8M
Long term debt
$21B
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TVTX alert for Dec 25

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. [TVTX] is up 14.03% over the past day.

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GPCR alert for Dec 25

Structure Therapeutics, Inc. [GPCR] is down 2.36% over the past day.

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