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LIN

Linde plc

Sector: miningChemicals - SpecialtyNASDAQMarket Cap: $231.84B

Linde plc is an industrial gas and engineering company with $231.8B market cap, showing a strong evidentiary signal from 2 executive branch holders and 3 congressional traders in the last 12 months.

Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
65/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
BULLISH

BusinessWhat LIN does

Linde plc operates in the industrial gases and engineering sector, producing atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon) and process gases for manufacturing, healthcare, and energy markets. Its revenue is derived from on-site supply contracts, merchant liquid sales, and engineering project services for gas production plants.

12 months past · 3 months futureLIN activity timeline

$563$470$378 AugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · Jul 29 $546.64 hi $389.38 lo $512.28 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 30 BILLS 26 Thomas H. Kean (R) · Purchase · 2026-03-26Thomas H. Kean (R) · Purchase · 2026-02-18Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-09Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-13Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2026-01-29Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-23Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2025-12-19Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-03Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-10Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-10-30Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-10-30Val T. Hoyle (D) · sale · 2025-09-23Val T. Hoyle (D) · Sale · 2025-09-23Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-08-04 Renaissance Technologies · + $312240M · 2026-03-31Two Sigma Investments · + $236304M · 2026-03-31Soros Fund Management · OPENED $128861M · 2026-03-31Baupost Group · holds $97764M · 2026-03-31Citadel Advisors · + $392M · 2025-12-31Millennium Management · + $373M · 2025-12-31Millennium Management · + $272M · 2025-09-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · + $203M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · holds $187M · 2025-09-30Citadel Advisors · + $106M · 2025-09-30Baupost Group · holds $88M · 2025-09-30Baupost Group · holds $82M · 2025-12-31 S.789 · markup · 2026-06-10 MARKUP · Senate Energy and Natural Resources · 2026-07-29
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
248 trading days · 15 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 12 13F filings · 1 past bill actions · 1 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsLIN held by Trump-administration officials

Lifetime Government AwardsLIN federal contracts

LIN doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding LIN

$776.14B
Total LIN held by tracked 13F funds
7
Funds with LIN positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Renaissance Technologies $312.24B +395% 6 overlap 2026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments $236.30B +397% 6 overlap 2026-03-31
Soros Fund Management $128.86B opened 6 overlap 2026-03-31
Baupost Group $97.76B holds 6 overlap 2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors $392M +312% 9 overlap 2025-12-31
Millennium Management $373M +53% 2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $203M +21% 9 overlap 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading LINMembers of Congress with recent LIN positions

13 politicians traded LIN across 63 disclosed transactions totaling $1.7M (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just LIN). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading LIN

2026-03-26 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-18 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-19 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2025-11-10 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2025-10-30 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-30 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-13

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

1
option exercises · $94K
For LIN, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting LINLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere LIN sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: Low direct influence footprint (0 lobbying spend, 0 donations). EVIDENTIARY: Strong transactional interest from government insiders: CEO purchased $2.0M in stock on 2025-12-08 (`get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys`), stock is held by 2 executive branch filers including former President Trump (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings`), and 3 distinct members of Congress traded the stock 16 times in 12 months (`Top congressional traders`). Net: Evidentiary buying pressure from corporate and government insiders outweighs absent structural lobbying.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • Sector-wide mining legislation impacting operational costs or inputs.
    Multiple Congressional Committees
    "8 recent bills in `Recent bill_impacts` with sector 'mining' and non-zero revenue impact estimates."

Regulatory opportunities

  • Potential beneficiary of mining support or critical mineral supply chain bills.
    Congress
    "`Recent bill_impacts` shows multiple mining-sector bills with positive estimated revenue impact."

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout LIN & political exposure

Does Linde plc (LIN) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Linde plc. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own LIN stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in LIN on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Sean Duffy. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded LIN stock?
323 congressional trades by 36 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-26. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is LIN political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track LIN political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. LIN data is updated daily from these official federal sources.