What If You Invested $1,000 in Linde (LIN)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Linde
LIN
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+12763.15% (128.6 times)
- Buy
- Jul 8, 1992
- $3.96
- Sell
- Mar 2, 2026
- $509.34
Buying LIN at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $128,631.54.
Max drawdown
-51.76% (fell to 48% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 23, 2008
- $71.02
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $34.26
The worst decline for LIN was -51.76% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+10879.27% (109.8 times)
- IPO
- Jun 17, 1992
- $4.53
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $497.41
A $1,000 investment in LIN at IPO would be worth $109,792.68 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Linde (LIN) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Linde (LIN) stock's all-time low was $3.96 on Jul 8, 1992. The all-time high was $509.34 on Mar 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Linde (LIN) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Linde (LIN) stock at the all-time low ($3.96 on Jul 8, 1992) and selling at the peak ($509.34 on Mar 2, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $128,631.54. Historical return: +12763.15% (128.6 times).
What are Linde (LIN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Linde (LIN) stock was Jul 8, 1992 (all-time low at $3.96). The best sell date was Mar 2, 2026 at $509.34. This investment would have returned +12763.15% (128.6 times).
What was Linde (LIN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Linde (LIN) stock's worst decline was -51.76% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $71.02 on Jun 23, 2008. Trough: $34.26 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $482.44 at the trough.
What if you bought Linde (LIN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Linde (LIN) stock at IPO ($4.53 on Jun 17, 1992) would be worth $109,792.68 today. Historical return: +10879.27% (109.8 times). Current stock price: $497.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Linde (LIN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Linde (LIN) stock 5 years ago ($253.81 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,959.79 today. Historical return: +95.98% (1.96 times). Current stock price: $497.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Linde (LIN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Linde (LIN) stock 10 years ago ($93.05 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $5,345.73 today. Historical return: +434.57% (5.35 times). Current stock price: $497.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Linde (LIN) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Linde (LIN) stock 20 years ago ($38.91 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $12,783.35 today. Historical return: +1178.33% (12.8 times). Current stock price: $497.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for LIN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.