Linde pays an annual dividend of $5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Linde pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 71.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Air Products and Chemicals has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.