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Saudi Top Trading Co.  vs Linde plc Ordinary Shares: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Saudi Top Trading Co.  (9552) and Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN) compare, as of Sep 14, 2026.

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Saudi Top Trading Co.  trades at SAR 9.70 versus a fair value of SAR 2.35 (-76%), while Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $466 versus $425 (-9%).
Saudi Top Trading Co. 
9552.SR · SAR · Materials
-76%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceSAR 9.70
Fair ValueSAR 2.35
Quality54/100
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
LIN · USD · Materials
-9%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$466
Fair Value$425
Quality70/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Saudi Top Trading Co. Linde plc Ordinary Shares
Valuation
49.0×P/E (TTM)32.1×
0.68×P/S (TTM)6.95×
1.45×P/B6.30×
6.9×EV/EBITDA18.9×
—PEG2.18×
−75.8%Fair value upside−8.8%
—Dividend yield1.3%
—Dividend per share$6.10
Profitability
5%Operating margin28%
0.57×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.84×
11%Return on equity18%
4%Return on assets7%
Growth
-13%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
-3.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.6%
10.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.5%
−7.4%Value creation/yr+24.2%
Balance & size
8.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)42.1×
0.14×Debt / equity0.54×
$104MMarket cap$241B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Linde plc Ordinary Shares leads: 5 to 9 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Saudi Top Trading Co. of which business quality 52 · market factors 81 Linde plc Ordinary Sharesof which business quality 66 · market factors 52
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
51
51
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
47
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
6
64
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
70
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
83
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
69
87
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
87
35
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
83
41
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
76
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySaudi Top Trading Co. Price SAR 9.70Linde plc Ordinary SharesPrice $466
DCF Models-80%below the priceSAR 1.97-55%below the price$211
Earnings-Based-74%below the priceSAR 2.51-72%below the price$132
Dividend Discount-89%below the priceSAR 1.04-75%below the price$116
Multiples-58%below the priceSAR 4.11-49%below the price$239
Asset-Based-88%below the priceSAR 1.21-88%below the price$55.42
Growth DCFn/a-67%below the price$155
Economic Profit-76%below the priceSAR 2.28-66%below the price$156
Growth Earnings-65%below the priceSAR 3.39-56%below the price$204
Minimum-89%below the priceSAR 1.04-88%below the price$55.42
Maximum-58%below the priceSAR 4.11-49%below the price$239
Median-76%below the priceSAR 2.28-67%below the price$156
Geometric mean-78%below the priceSAR 2.13-69%below the price$146

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Saudi Top Trading Co. : 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Linde plc Ordinary Shares: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Saudi Top Trading Co. 
Price SAR 9.70
Fair Value SAR 2.35
Bear SAR 1.65Bull SAR 2.95
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
Price $466
Fair Value $425
Bear $242Bull $733

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Saudi Top Trading Co.  · Materials

Quality score54 · above median
Fair value upside-76% · bottom 25%

Linde plc Ordinary Shares · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-9% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Saudi Top Trading Co.  trades at SAR 9.70 versus a fair value of SAR 2.35 (-76%), while Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $466 versus $425 (-9%).

Linde plc Ordinary Shares has the higher quality score (70/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.