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Linde plc Ordinary Shares vs Xpro India: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN) and Xpro India (XPROINDIA) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $465 versus a fair value of $441 (-5%), while Xpro India trades at ₹1,201 versus ₹126 (-89%).
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
LIN · USD · Materials
-5%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$465
Fair Value$441
Quality70/100
Xpro India
XPROINDIA.NSE · INR · Materials
-89%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹1,201
Fair Value₹126
Quality27/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Linde plc Ordinary SharesXpro India
Valuation
30.5×P/E (TTM)145.0×
6.95×P/S (TTM)6.98×
6.30× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B4.65×
18.9×EV/EBITDA80.9×
2.18×PEGn/a
−5.1%Fair value upside−89.5%
1.3%Dividend yield0.2%
$6.10Dividend per share₹2.00
Profitability
28%Operating margin8%
1.84×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.89×
18%Return on equity3%
7%Return on assets2%
Growth
8%Revenue growth (YoY)-15%
0.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.4%
4.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.2%
+24.2%Value creation/yr+12.6%
Balance & size
42.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)4.7×
0.54×Debt / equity0.32×
$241BMarket cap$367M
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive

Linde plc Ordinary Shares leads: 12 to 2 metric wins.

n/a = 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.

Linde plc Ordinary Sharesof which business quality 66 · market factors 53 Xpro Indiaof which business quality 31 · market factors 52
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
51
23
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
51
20
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
64
23
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
69
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
70
0
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
87
62
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
37
47
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
42
48
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
100
39

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 familyLinde plc Ordinary SharesPrice $465Xpro IndiaPrice ₹1,201
DCF Models-53%below the price$216n/a
Earnings-Based-72%below the price$132-96%below the price₹53.60
Dividend Discount-75%below the price$116-97%below the price₹33.66
Multiples-49%below the price$239-88%below the price₹139
Asset-Based-88%below the price$55.42-82%below the price₹217
Growth DCF-66%below the price$159n/a
Economic Profit-66%below the price$156-89%below the price₹137
Growth Earnings-56%below the price$204-89%below the price₹126
Minimum-88%below the price$55.42-97%below the price₹33.66
Maximum-49%below the price$239-82%below the price₹217
Median-66%below the price$158-89%below the price₹132
Geometric mean-68%below the price$147-92%below the price₹99.07

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%.

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

Xpro India: 16 of 16 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.

Linde plc Ordinary Shares
Price $465
Fair Value $441
Bear $247Bull $737
Xpro India
Price ₹1,201
Fair Value ₹126
Bear ₹88.45Bull ₹141

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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.

Linde plc Ordinary Shares · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-5% · above median

Xpro India · Materials

Quality score27 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-89% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $465 versus a fair value of $441 (-5%), while Xpro India trades at ₹1,201 versus ₹126 (-89%).

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.