Nanalyze Dividend

LIN Linde plc

Industrial-gases company included in Nanalyze’s February 2024 review of five materials dividend aristocrats.

Q-score estimate18.9#21 of 100 assessed stocks

International sales and market capitalization contribute the most. Dividend yield is the largest constraint. Independent estimate from dated inputs, not a publisher Q-score.

Hypothetical investment

Growth of $10,000

Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions

LIN would be worth$16,3015-year growth · as of Sep 18, 2026

S&P 500 (SPY)$18,763Same $10,000 · same dates

Total gain / loss+$6,301+63.0% total return

LINS&P 500 (SPY)

Sep 20, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 18, 2026

Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.

Checking the latest completed session…

Market performance

Total return

Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.

+63.0% over 5 years

1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN-2.0%

Price-3.3%

Dividend+1.3%

Net loss; shares not shown.

#67 return rank · 100 peers

5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN+63.0%+10.3% / yr annualized

Price83% of return+52.3%

Dividend17% of return+10.7%

#39 return rank · 99 peers

Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.

Sep 20, 2021Sep 18, 2026

Total return+63.01%

S&P 500 (SPY)+87.63%

Annualized return+10.28%

Largest drawdown-22.82%

Transparent factor breakdown

Why the Q-score estimate is 18.9

Each rank compares this stock with the 100 assessed stocks in the Nanalyze collection.

Official framework

Years increasing dividends3.3

#53 of 100

33 reported increase years. Years / 10, capped at 5 points.

Market capitalization4.8

#12 of 100

$242.12 billion. 2 × log10(market cap in USD billions), limited to 0–5 points.

Dividend yield-0.6

#79 of 100

1.22%. 2 × (yield % − 1.5), limited to −2–5 points.

Payout ratio3.3

#36 of 100

40.45%. (90 − payout %) / 15, limited to −2–5 points. Zero or negative payout receives −2 rather than a false coverage reward.

International sales5.0

#1 of 100

51.10% source geographic share. At most 25%: −1 point; above 25% through 50%: 2.5; above 50%: 5. A verified upper bound is usable only when entirely within the lowest band.

5-year dividend growth1.2

#28 of 100

8.58%. (5-year growth % − 5) / 3, limited to −2–5 points.

10-year dividend growth1.9

#39 of 100

7.87%. (10-year growth % − 4) / 2, limited to −2–5 points.

Independent estimate · assessed October 10, 2026. All 100 research stocks use the same rules. Each component is rounded to one decimal before summing; equal totals share a rank. These scores are not Nanalyze’s published Q-scores. Full method

Supplied Quantigence ALL calculator; imported 2026-09-23; effective date unstated. Quantigence Q-Score Calculator - ALL.csv, row 18; source symbol LIN. Supplied publisher total: 17.7 (separate scale; not used in this ranking).

Inputs are a supplied calculator snapshot, not live values; its effective date is unstated. Geography and payout definitions are retained as supplied.

Quantigence framework and supplied calculator context

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