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Annual Income Statements for Linde

Annual Income Statements for Linde

This table shows Linde's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
1,500 1,247 4,381 2,285 2,501 3,826 4,147 6,199 6,565 6,898
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,538 1,308 4,405 2,381 2,626 3,961 4,281 6,341 6,737 7,058
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,538 1,308 4,288 2,272 2,622 3,956 4,281 6,341 6,737 7,058
Total Pre-Tax Income
2,048 2,287 5,049 2,927 3,384 5,099 5,543 7,988 8,569 8,897
Total Operating Income
2,247 2,444 5,247 2,933 3,322 4,984 5,369 8,024 8,635 8,923
Total Gross Profit
4,679 4,976 5,816 11,584 11,860 13,250 13,914 15,362 15,862 16,597
Total Revenue
10,534 11,358 14,836 28,228 27,243 30,793 33,364 32,854 33,005 33,986
Operating Revenue
10,534 11,358 14,836 28,228 27,243 30,793 33,364 32,854 33,005 33,986
Total Cost of Revenue
5,855 6,382 9,020 16,644 15,383 17,543 19,450 17,492 17,143 17,389
Operating Cost of Revenue
5,855 6,382 9,020 16,644 15,383 17,543 19,450 17,492 17,143 17,389
Total Operating Expenses
2,432 2,532 569 8,651 8,538 8,266 8,545 7,338 7,227 7,674
Selling, General & Admin Expense
1,145 1,207 1,629 3,457 3,193 3,189 3,107 3,295 3,337 3,433
Research & Development Expense
92 93 113 184 152 143 143 146 150 147
Depreciation Expense
1,122 1,184 1,830 4,675 4,626 4,635 4,204 3,816 3,780 3,763
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
-23 -4.00 -3,312 -232 61 26 62 41 -185 58
Restructuring Charge
- - - - 506 273 1,029 40 145 273
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-199 -157 -198 -6.00 62 115 174 -36 -66 -26
Interest Expense
190 161 202 38 115 77 63 200 256 255
Other Income / (Expense), net
-9.00 4.00 4.00 32 177 192 237 164 190 229
Income Tax Expense
551 1,026 817 769 847 1,262 1,434 1,814 2,002 1,989
Other Gains / (Losses), net
41 47 56 114 85 119 172 167 170 150
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
38 61 24 96 125 135 134 142 172 160
Basic Earnings per Share
$5.25 $4.36 $13.26 $4.22 $4.75 $7.40 - $12.70 $13.71 $14.69
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
285.68M 286.26M 330.40M 541.09M 526.74M 516.90M 499.74M 488.19M 478.77M 469.49M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$5.21 $4.32 $13.11 $4.19 $4.71 $7.33 $8.23 $12.59 $13.62 $14.61
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
287.76M 289.11M 334.13M 545.17M 531.16M 521.88M 504.04M 492.29M 482.09M 472.20M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
- 286M 330.40M 532.96M 522.84M 507.74M 492.16M 481.58M 472.91M 463.39M
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
$3.00 $3.15 $3.30 $3.50 $3.85 $4.24 $4.68 $5.10 $5.56 $6.00

Quarterly Income Statements for Linde

This table shows Linde's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
1,565 1,543 1,627 1,663 1,550 1,725 1,673 1,766 1,929 1,530 1,857
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,601 1,576 1,665 1,700 1,603 1,769 1,707 1,806 1,972 1,573 1,900
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,601 1,576 1,665 1,700 1,603 1,769 1,707 1,806 1,972 1,573 1,900
Total Pre-Tax Income
2,047 1,996 2,080 2,163 2,063 2,263 2,180 2,346 2,360 2,011 2,431
Total Operating Income
2,052 2,028 2,095 2,184 2,086 2,270 2,184 2,354 2,367 2,018 2,439
Total Gross Profit
3,841 3,871 3,884 4,016 4,000 3,962 3,955 4,189 4,236 4,217 4,258
Total Revenue
8,155 8,302 8,100 8,267 8,356 8,282 8,112 8,495 8,615 8,764 8,781
Operating Revenue
8,155 8,302 8,100 8,267 8,356 8,282 8,112 8,495 8,615 8,764 8,781
Total Cost of Revenue
4,314 4,431 4,216 4,251 4,356 4,320 4,157 4,306 4,379 4,547 4,523
Operating Cost of Revenue
4,314 4,431 4,216 4,251 4,356 4,320 4,157 4,306 4,379 4,547 4,523
Total Operating Expenses
1,789 1,843 1,789 1,832 1,914 1,692 1,771 1,835 1,869 2,199 1,819
Selling, General & Admin Expense
808 832 860 840 823 814 786 870 897 880 893
Research & Development Expense
36 39 38 36 37 39 38 38 36 35 38
Depreciation Expense
959 949 949 958 960 913 910 942 961 950 951
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
-16 25 -58 -2.00 -51 -74 -18 -15 -14 105 -63
Restructuring Charge
2.00 -2.00 0.00 0.00 145 - 55 0.00 -11 229 0.00
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-5.00 -32 -15 -21 -23 -7.00 -4.00 -8.00 -7.00 -7.00 -8.00
Interest Expense
40 71 65 70 68 53 60 67 64 64 62
Other Income / (Expense), net
35 39 50 49 45 46 56 59 57 57 54
Income Tax Expense
487 459 463 508 498 533 511 573 424 481 571
Other Gains / (Losses), net
41 39 48 45 38 39 38 33 36 43 40
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
36 33 38 37 53 44 34 40 43 43 43
Basic Earnings per Share
- - - - $3.24 - $3.53 - $4.11 - $4.00
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
487.12M 488.19M 481.95M 479.97M 477.66M 478.77M 473.30M 470.87M 468.80M 469.49M 464.05M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.19 $3.15 $3.35 $3.44 $3.22 $3.61 $3.51 $3.73 $4.09 $3.28 $3.98
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
491.08M 492.29M 485.59M 483.18M 480.90M 482.09M 476.26M 473.57M 471.51M 472.20M 466.32M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
484.89M 481.58M 480.68M 477.50M 476.16M 472.91M 471.29M 468.91M 466.95M 463.39M 462.60M
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
$1.28 - $1.39 $1.39 - - $1.50 $1.50 - - $1.60

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Linde

This table details how cash moves in and out of Linde's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
723 -51 4,073 -1,752 1,054 -931 2,613 -772 186 6,973
Net Cash From Operating Activities
2,789 2,919 3,702 6,010 7,429 9,725 8,864 9,305 9,423 10,350
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
2,789 3,041 3,654 6,119 7,429 9,725 8,864 9,389 9,405 17,248
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,538 1,308 4,288 2,272 2,622 3,956 4,281 6,341 6,737 13,956
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,538 1,186 4,396 2,374 2,622 3,826 4,281 6,199 6,737 13,956
Depreciation Expense
1,122 1,184 1,830 4,675 4,626 4,635 4,204 3,816 3,780 3,763
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
68 128 -2,646 -289 174 1,649 577 40 -41 254
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
61 421 -186 -551 7.00 -380 -198 -666 -1,071 -725
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-1,407 -1,314 5,340 1,129 -2,986 -3,007 -3,088 -4,670 -4,644 -5,721
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-1,407 -1,314 5,363 1,189 -2,986 -3,007 -3,088 -4,670 -4,644 -5,721
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-1,465 -1,311 -1,883 -3,682 -3,400 -3,086 -3,173 -3,787 -4,497 -5,261
Acquisitions
- -33 -25 -225 -68 -88 -110 -953 -317 -412
Divestitures
58 30 5,908 5,096 482 167 195 70 170 42
Other Investing Activities, net
- - 1,363 - - - - 0.00 - -90
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-659 -1,656 -4,996 -8,992 -3,345 -7,588 -3,089 -5,400 -4,359 -4,554
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-659 -1,656 -4,998 -8,997 -3,345 -7,588 -3,089 -5,400 -4,359 -4,554
Repayment of Debt
-841 -874 -3,526 -4,843 -1,703 -1,791 -1,873 -1,735 -1,725 -2,313
Repurchase of Common Equity
-228 -12 -599 -2,658 -2,457 -4,612 -5,168 -3,958 -4,482 -4,601
Payment of Dividends
-856 -901 -1,166 -1,891 -2,028 -2,189 -2,344 -2,482 -2,655 -2,811
Issuance of Debt
1,127 11 216 323 2,796 954 6,260 2,742 4,472 5,148
Issuance of Common Equity
139 120 77 72 47 50 36 33 31 23
Cash Interest Paid
189 184 214 275 322 233 170 451 443 548

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Linde

This table details how cash moves in and out of Linde's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
537 770 184 3,202 -2,917 -283 444 -508 4,956 2,081 -1,097
Net Cash From Operating Activities
2,520 2,727 1,954 1,929 2,731 2,809 2,161 2,211 2,948 3,030 2,240
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
2,350 2,836 1,989 5,222 -687 2,937 2,152 2,233 8,303 4,560 2,232
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,492 1,685 1,665 5,028 -1,815 1,897 1,707 1,806 7,340 3,103 1,900
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,492 1,685 1,665 5,028 -1,815 1,897 1,707 1,806 7,340 3,103 1,900
Depreciation Expense
959 949 949 958 960 913 910 942 961 950 951
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
6.00 -29 -17 -169 48 115 60 14 12 168 -3.00
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-107 231 -608 -595 120 12 -525 -529 -10 339 -616
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-946 -1,226 -1,041 -1,270 -957 -1,376 -1,369 -1,457 -1,434 -1,461 -1,384
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-946 -1,226 -1,041 -1,270 -957 -1,376 -1,369 -1,457 -1,434 -1,461 -1,384
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-948 -1,151 -1,048 -1,133 -1,066 -1,250 -1,270 -1,257 -1,276 -1,458 -1,342
Acquisitions
-8.00 -111 0.00 -152 -23 -142 -112 -158 -123 -19 -153
Divestitures
10 36 7.00 15 132 16 13 11 7.00 11 112
Other Investing Activities, net
- - - - - - 0.00 - -42 5.00 -1.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-964 -780 -668 -808 -1,273 -1,610 -388 -1,366 -1,782 -1,018 -1,968
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-964 -780 -668 -808 -1,273 -1,610 -388 -1,366 -1,782 -1,018 -1,968
Repayment of Debt
-314 242 -799 -1,080 41 744 -1,085 -534 323 -1,017 -820
Repurchase of Common Equity
-1,158 -1,033 -1,041 -1,440 -667 -1,334 -1,111 -1,111 -989 -1,390 -807
Payment of Dividends
-620 -616 -669 -665 -662 -659 -708 -704 -701 -698 -741
Issuance of Debt
1,124 619 1,825 2,372 8.00 -364 2,505 979 -420 2,084 397
Issuance of Common Equity
4.00 8.00 16 5.00 7.00 3.00 11 4.00 5.00 3.00 3.00
Other Net Changes in Cash
- - -61 - - - 40 104 - - 15

Annual Balance Sheets for Linde

This table presents Linde's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Total Assets
20,436 93,386 86,612 88,229 81,605 79,658 80,811 80,147 86,817
Total Current Assets
3,285 17,272 10,352 10,924 10,159 13,047 12,620 12,945 13,325
Cash & Equivalents
617 4,466 2,700 3,754 2,823 5,436 4,664 4,850 5,056
Accounts Receivable
1,710 4,297 4,322 4,167 4,499 4,559 4,718 4,622 4,966
Inventories, net
614 1,651 1,697 1,729 1,733 1,978 2,115 1,946 2,055
Other Current Assets
344 1,360 1,633 1,274 1,104 1,074 1,123 1,527 1,248
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
11,825 29,717 0.00 0.00 26,003 23,548 24,552 24,775 28,260
Total Noncurrent Assets
5,326 46,397 76,260 77,305 45,443 43,063 43,639 42,427 45,232
Goodwill
3,233 26,874 27,019 28,201 27,038 25,817 26,751 25,937 27,927
Intangible Assets
785 16,223 16,137 16,184 13,802 12,420 12,399 11,330 11,871
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
581 1,462 31,077 30,859 1,984 2,476 2,299 3,030 5,434
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
20,436 93,386 86,612 88,229 81,605 79,658 80,811 80,147 86,817
Total Liabilities
13,914 36,290 34,977 38,647 36,164 38,271 39,716 40,659 47,076
Total Current Liabilities
3,307 12,956 12,160 13,740 13,643 16,479 15,717 14,544 15,198
Short-Term Debt
1,217 3,008 3,263 4,002 2,872 5,716 5,976 6,280 6,306
Accounts Payable
922 3,219 3,266 3,095 3,503 2,995 3,020 2,507 2,810
Current Deferred Revenue
0.00 1,546 1,758 1,769 - 3,073 1,901 1,194 1,231
Other Current Liabilities
926 3,758 3,503 4,332 6,839 4,082 4,156 3,926 4,851
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
10,607 23,334 22,817 24,907 22,521 21,792 23,999 26,115 31,878
Long-Term Debt
7,783 12,288 10,693 12,152 11,335 12,198 13,397 15,343 20,683
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
1,588 3,435 4,888 5,519 4,188 2,795 3,804 4,015 11,195
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
11 16 113 13 13 13 13 13 13
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
6,511 57,080 51,522 49,569 45,428 41,374 41,082 39,475 39,728
Total Preferred & Common Equity
6,018 51,596 49,074 47,317 44,035 40,028 39,720 38,092 38,245
Total Common Equity
6,018 51,596 49,074 47,317 44,035 40,028 39,720 38,092 38,245
Common Stock
4,088 40,152 40,202 40,203 40,181 40,006 39,813 39,604 39,431
Retained Earnings
13,224 16,529 16,842 17,178 18,710 20,541 8,845 12,634 16,608
Treasury Stock
-7,196 -629 -3,156 -5,374 -9,808 -14,737 -3,133 -7,252 -11,561
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-4,098 -4,456 -4,814 -4,690 -5,048 -5,782 -5,805 -6,894 -6,233
Noncontrolling Interest
493 5,484 2,448 2,252 1,393 1,346 1,362 1,383 1,483

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Linde

This table presents Linde's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 3/31/2026
Total Assets
78,718 77,827 80,811 80,347 80,215 82,546 80,147 82,704 86,078 85,993 86,315
Total Current Assets
11,411 11,737 12,620 13,102 12,843 13,460 12,945 13,597 13,627 13,331 12,751
Cash & Equivalents
3,357 3,894 4,664 4,848 4,626 5,187 4,850 5,294 4,786 4,509 3,959
Accounts Receivable
4,799 4,692 4,718 5,009 5,001 4,871 4,622 4,950 5,230 5,331 5,321
Inventories, net
2,079 2,078 2,115 2,100 2,094 2,087 1,946 1,984 2,122 2,128 2,079
Other Current Assets
1,176 1,073 1,123 1,145 1,122 1,315 1,527 1,369 1,489 1,363 1,392
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
23,808 23,624 24,552 24,418 24,575 25,124 24,775 25,710 26,928 27,535 28,564
Total Noncurrent Assets
43,499 42,466 43,639 42,827 42,797 43,962 42,427 43,397 45,523 45,127 45,000
Goodwill
26,456 25,955 26,751 26,289 26,365 27,108 25,937 26,507 27,812 27,828 27,882
Intangible Assets
12,510 12,092 12,399 12,001 11,851 12,113 11,330 11,561 12,082 11,931 11,673
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
4,533 4,419 2,299 4,537 4,581 4,741 3,030 5,329 5,629 5,368 5,445
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
78,718 77,827 80,811 80,347 80,215 82,546 80,147 82,704 86,078 85,993 86,315
Total Liabilities
37,470 37,589 39,716 40,118 40,664 41,943 40,659 43,241 46,092 45,907 46,223
Total Current Liabilities
14,552 14,162 15,717 14,389 13,504 14,049 14,544 14,485 14,714 16,192 15,391
Short-Term Debt
3,962 4,771 5,976 5,092 4,587 4,787 6,280 6,289 6,219 7,333 6,458
Accounts Payable
2,977 2,750 3,020 2,885 2,859 2,845 2,507 2,446 2,593 2,646 2,659
Current Deferred Revenue
- - 1,901 1,827 1,767 1,727 1,194 1,196 1,261 1,279 1,168
Other Current Liabilities
7,613 6,641 4,156 4,585 4,291 4,690 3,926 4,554 4,641 4,934 5,106
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
22,918 23,427 23,999 25,729 27,160 27,894 26,115 28,756 31,378 29,715 30,832
Long-Term Debt
13,528 13,232 13,397 15,227 16,931 17,475 15,343 17,608 19,701 18,592 19,859
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
9,390 10,195 3,804 10,502 10,229 10,419 4,015 11,148 11,677 11,123 10,973
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
41,235 40,225 41,082 40,216 39,538 40,590 39,475 39,450 39,973 40,073 40,079
Total Preferred & Common Equity
39,911 38,898 39,720 38,829 38,179 39,173 38,092 38,032 38,515 38,616 38,566
Total Common Equity
39,911 38,898 39,720 38,829 38,179 39,173 38,092 38,032 38,515 38,616 38,566
Common Stock
39,797 39,803 39,813 39,571 39,561 39,574 39,604 39,409 39,412 39,406 39,178
Retained Earnings
7,024 7,940 8,845 9,708 10,721 11,585 12,634 13,545 14,595 15,796 17,639
Treasury Stock
-1,011 -2,169 -3,133 -3,922 -5,309 -5,927 -7,252 -8,154 -9,242 -10,177 -12,104
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-5,899 -6,676 -5,805 -6,528 -6,794 -6,059 -6,894 -6,768 -6,250 -6,409 -6,147
Noncontrolling Interest
1,324 1,327 1,362 1,387 1,359 1,417 1,383 1,418 1,458 1,457 1,513

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Linde

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Linde's official financial filings.

Metric 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
0.00% 7.82% 30.62% 90.27% -3.49% 13.03% 8.35% -1.53% 0.46% 2.97%
EBITDA Growth
0.00% 8.10% 105.09% 2.73% 6.18% 20.75% -0.01% 22.36% 5.01% 2.46%
EBIT Growth
0.00% 9.38% 114.50% -43.53% 18.01% 47.93% 8.31% 46.06% 7.78% 3.71%
NOPAT Growth
0.00% -17.95% 226.36% -50.83% 15.17% 50.59% 6.12% 55.82% 6.70% 4.69%
Net Income Growth
0.00% -14.95% 236.77% -45.95% 10.29% 50.84% 8.08% 48.12% 6.25% 4.76%
EPS Growth
0.00% -17.08% 203.47% -68.04% 12.41% 55.63% 12.28% 52.98% 8.18% 7.27%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
0.00% 4.66% 26.82% 62.34% 23.61% 30.91% -8.85% 4.98% 1.27% 9.84%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
0.00% 0.00% -233.44% 106.21% 29.25% 175.68% -29.52% -38.50% 48.69% -77.05%
Invested Capital Growth
0.00% 0.00% 332.77% -0.81% -1.55% -9.54% -4.96% 4.07% 0.96% 10.21%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.75% 0.71% 3.45% -1.18% 1.24% -0.06% 1.44%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -25.92% 5.52% 2.66% 1.87% 2.69% 1.72% -1.56%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -46.43% 12.73% 6.39% 6.84% 4.09% 2.90% -2.57%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -52.34% 12.74% 6.35% 8.21% 4.32% 2.70% -2.81%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -50.36% 11.27% 6.79% 7.67% 3.51% 2.95% -2.70%
EPS Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -63.69% 12.14% 7.95% 8.72% 4.14% 3.50% -2.21%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 12.61% 4.38% 8.95% -11.38% 7.29% 0.88% 2.18%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 7.94% 36.07% -38.92% 93.60% 95.98% -57.62%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -2.09% -2.08% -6.16% 1.97% -1.35% -6.15% -3.00%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
44.42% 43.81% 39.20% 41.04% 43.53% 43.03% 41.70% 46.76% 48.06% 48.83%
EBITDA Margin
31.90% 31.98% 50.21% 27.11% 29.82% 31.86% 29.40% 36.54% 38.19% 38.00%
Operating Margin
21.33% 21.52% 35.37% 10.39% 12.19% 16.19% 16.09% 24.42% 26.16% 26.25%
EBIT Margin
21.25% 21.55% 35.39% 10.50% 12.84% 16.81% 16.80% 24.92% 26.74% 26.93%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
14.60% 11.52% 29.69% 8.43% 9.64% 12.86% 12.83% 19.30% 20.41% 20.77%
Tax Burden Percent
75.10% 57.19% 87.25% 81.35% 77.60% 77.68% 77.23% 79.38% 78.62% 79.33%
Interest Burden Percent
91.51% 93.42% 96.15% 98.72% 96.71% 98.51% 98.88% 97.56% 97.10% 97.21%
Effective Tax Rate
26.90% 44.86% 16.18% 26.27% 25.03% 24.75% 25.87% 22.71% 23.36% 22.36%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
0.00% 19.01% 11.64% 3.54% 4.12% 6.57% 7.53% 11.80% 12.28% 12.18%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
0.00% 17.98% 11.76% 6.78% 5.51% 8.78% 10.72% 13.03% 13.16% 12.93%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
0.00% 21.10% 2.20% 0.84% 1.07% 1.76% 2.33% 3.58% 4.44% 5.64%
Return on Equity (ROE)
0.00% 40.11% 13.85% 4.38% 5.19% 8.34% 9.86% 15.38% 16.72% 17.82%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
0.00% -180.99% -113.28% 4.35% 5.69% 16.59% 12.62% 7.81% 11.32% 2.46%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
0.00% 11.98% 9.23% 3.29% 4.00% 6.10% 6.95% 10.21% 10.97% 10.96%
Return on Assets (ROA)
0.00% 6.40% 7.74% 2.65% 3.00% 4.66% 5.31% 7.90% 8.37% 8.45%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
0.00% 37.01% 12.54% 4.05% 4.94% 8.01% 9.55% 14.87% 16.15% 17.17%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
0.00% 21.73% 8.54% 4.85% 5.55% 9.00% 10.70% 15.96% 17.69% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,642 1,348 4,398 2,162 2,491 3,750 3,980 6,202 6,618 6,928
NOPAT Margin
15.59% 11.86% 29.64% 7.66% 9.14% 12.18% 11.93% 18.88% 20.05% 20.39%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.00% 1.03% -0.12% -3.24% -1.38% -2.20% -3.19% -1.23% -0.88% -0.75%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - 6.71% 10.26% 10.83% 10.38%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
55.58% 56.19% 60.80% 58.96% 56.47% 56.97% 58.30% 53.24% 51.94% 51.17%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
10.87% 10.63% 10.98% 12.25% 11.72% 10.36% 9.31% 10.03% 10.11% 10.10%
R&D to Revenue
0.87% 0.82% 0.76% 0.65% 0.56% 0.46% 0.43% 0.44% 0.45% 0.43%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
23.09% 22.29% 3.84% 30.65% 31.34% 26.84% 25.61% 22.34% 21.90% 22.58%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
2,238 2,448 5,251 2,965 3,499 5,176 5,606 8,188 8,825 9,152
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
3,360 3,632 7,449 7,652 8,125 9,811 9,810 12,004 12,605 12,915
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
0.00 0.00 1.54 2.19 2.80 3.92 3.93 5.03 5.41 5.49
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 9.35 18.19 45.16 53.99 87.74 350.35 249.76 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.00 0.00 5.35 3.81 4.86 5.60 4.71 6.08 6.24 6.17
Price to Earnings (P/E)
0.00 0.00 18.13 47.11 52.94 45.08 37.89 32.21 31.39 30.42
Dividend Yield
2.03% 0.00% 1.14% 2.16% 1.53% 1.26% 1.47% 1.26% 1.33% 1.41%
Earnings Yield
0.00% 35,488.52% 5.52% 2.12% 1.89% 2.22% 2.64% 3.10% 3.19% 3.29%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
0.00 0.58 1.53 1.96 2.42 3.37 3.27 3.98 4.10 3.88
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.00 0.72 6.33 4.23 5.32 5.93 5.05 6.50 6.73 6.80
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
0.00 2.25 12.61 15.61 17.85 18.62 17.19 17.79 17.62 17.91
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
0.00 3.33 17.89 40.29 41.44 35.29 30.08 26.09 25.17 25.27
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
0.00 6.06 21.36 55.24 58.23 48.70 42.37 34.44 33.56 33.38
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
0.00 2.80 25.37 19.87 19.52 18.78 19.02 22.95 23.57 22.34
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 0.00 44.97 42.23 19.30 25.28 52.06 36.41 165.17
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.00 1.38 0.27 0.27 0.33 0.31 0.43 0.47 0.55 0.68
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.00 1.19 0.22 0.21 0.25 0.25 0.29 0.33 0.39 0.52
Financial Leverage
0.00 1.17 0.19 0.12 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.27 0.34 0.44
Leverage Ratio
0.00 3.13 1.79 1.66 1.73 1.79 1.86 1.95 2.00 2.11
Compound Leverage Factor
0.00 2.93 1.72 1.63 1.67 1.76 1.84 1.90 1.94 2.05
Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 57.98% 21.13% 21.28% 24.57% 23.82% 30.21% 32.04% 35.38% 40.45%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 7.84% 4.16% 4.97% 6.09% 4.81% 9.64% 9.88% 10.28% 9.45%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 50.14% 16.97% 16.30% 18.49% 19.00% 20.57% 22.16% 25.11% 31.00%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 3.25% 7.60% 3.90% 3.45% 2.36% 2.29% 2.27% 2.28% 2.24%
Common Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 38.77% 71.27% 74.82% 71.98% 73.82% 67.50% 65.69% 62.33% 57.31%
Debt to EBITDA
0.00 2.48 2.05 1.82 1.99 1.45 1.83 1.61 1.72 2.09
Net Debt to EBITDA
0.00 2.11 1.21 1.21 1.27 0.89 1.03 1.04 1.16 1.54
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
0.00 2.14 1.65 1.40 1.50 1.16 1.24 1.12 1.22 1.60
Debt to NOPAT
0.00 6.68 3.48 6.45 6.49 3.79 4.50 3.12 3.27 3.90
Net Debt to NOPAT
0.00 5.68 2.04 4.27 4.15 2.34 2.54 2.02 2.21 2.87
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
0.00 5.78 2.79 4.94 4.88 3.02 3.06 2.16 2.32 2.99
Altman Z-Score
0.00 1.86 1.96 2.53 2.73 3.72 3.42 3.87 4.01 3.66
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 7.73% 9.44% 7.41% 4.77% 3.86% 3.18% 3.31% 3.44% 3.65%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.00 0.99 1.33 0.85 0.80 0.74 0.79 0.80 0.89 0.88
Quick Ratio
0.00 0.70 0.68 0.58 0.58 0.54 0.61 0.60 0.65 0.66
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
0.00 -12,830 -42,782 2,656 3,434 9,465 6,671 4,103 6,101 1,400
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
190.38% 222.65% 196.60% 163.23% 218.50% 315.13% 279.36% 245.71% 209.54% 196.73%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
0.00 -79.69 -211.79 69.91 29.86 122.93 105.89 20.51 23.83 5.49
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
14.68 18.13 18.33 158.16 64.60 126.30 140.70 46.53 36.81 40.59
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
6.97 9.99 9.01 61.26 35.03 86.22 90.33 27.59 19.24 19.96
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.00 0.56 0.26 0.31 0.31 0.36 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41
Accounts Receivable Turnover
0.00 6.64 4.94 6.55 6.42 7.11 7.37 7.08 7.07 7.09
Inventory Turnover
0.00 10.39 7.96 9.94 8.98 10.13 10.48 8.55 8.44 8.69
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.00 0.96 0.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.35 1.37 1.34 1.28
Accounts Payable Turnover
0.00 6.92 4.36 5.13 4.84 5.32 5.99 5.82 6.20 6.54
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
0.00 54.95 73.89 55.72 56.87 51.36 49.55 51.53 51.65 51.49
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
0.00 35.12 45.83 36.71 40.65 36.02 34.82 42.70 43.23 41.99
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
0.00 52.73 83.78 71.11 75.47 68.64 60.97 62.76 58.84 55.80
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
0.00 37.34 35.94 21.33 22.05 18.74 23.40 31.48 36.04 37.67
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
0.00 14,178 61,358 60,864 59,921 54,206 51,515 53,614 54,131 59,659
Invested Capital Turnover
0.00 1.60 0.39 0.46 0.45 0.54 0.63 0.63 0.61 0.60
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
0.00 14,178 47,180 -494 -943 -5,715 -2,691 2,099 517 5,528
Enterprise Value (EV)
0.00 8,164 93,920 119,447 145,014 182,653 168,627 213,594 222,092 231,266
Market Capitalization
0.00 3.51 79,428 107,657 132,410 172,482 157,140 199,700 206,053 209,852
Book Value per Share
$0.00 $240,720.00 $93.63 $91.36 $90.15 $85.91 $80.97 $81.92 $80.00 $81.90
Tangible Book Value per Share
$0.00 $80,000.00 $15.42 $11.02 $5.59 $6.23 $3.62 $1.18 $1.73 ($3.33)
Total Capital
0.00 15,522 72,392 65,591 65,736 59,648 59,301 60,468 61,111 66,730
Total Debt
0.00 9,000 15,296 13,956 16,154 14,207 17,914 19,373 21,623 26,989
Total Long-Term Debt
0.00 7,783 12,288 10,693 12,152 11,335 12,198 13,397 15,343 20,683
Net Debt
0.00 7,656 8,992 9,229 10,339 8,765 10,128 12,519 14,643 19,918
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
1,465 1,311 1,883 3,682 3,400 3,086 3,173 3,787 4,497 5,261
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
0.00 578 2,858 -1,245 -2,568 -3,435 -3,152 -1,785 -169 -623
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
0.00 1,195 7,324 1,455 1,186 -612 2,284 2,879 4,681 4,433
Net Working Capital (NWC)
0.00 -22 4,316 -1,808 -2,816 -3,484 -3,432 -3,097 -1,599 -1,873
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
104 40 -7.04 -219 -135 -211 -301 -139 -119 -130
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
0.00 7,656 4,262 9,229 10,339 8,765 10,128 12,519 14,643 19,918
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
1,122 1,184 2,198 4,687 4,626 4,635 4,204 3,816 3,780 3,763
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% 5.09% 19.26% -4.41% -9.43% -11.16% -9.45% -5.43% -0.51% -1.83%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% 10.52% 49.37% 5.15% 4.35% -1.99% 6.85% 8.76% 14.18% 13.04%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% -0.19% 29.09% -6.41% -10.34% -11.31% -10.29% -9.43% -4.84% -5.51%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $13.26 $4.22 $4.75 $7.40 $8.30 $12.70 $0.00 $14.69
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 330.40M 541.09M 526.74M 516.90M 499.74M 488.19M 478.77M 469.49M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $13.11 $4.19 $4.71 $7.33 $8.23 $12.59 $13.62 $14.61
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 334.13M 545.17M 531.16M 521.88M 504.04M 492.29M 482.09M 472.20M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 544.91M 532.96M 522.84M 507.74M 492.16M 481.58M 472.91M 463.39M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,713 1,376 4,657 2,580 2,870 3,956 4,743 6,233 6,729 7,140
Normalized NOPAT Margin
16.26% 12.12% 31.39% 9.14% 10.53% 12.85% 14.22% 18.97% 20.39% 21.01%
Pre Tax Income Margin
19.44% 20.14% 34.03% 10.37% 12.42% 16.56% 16.61% 24.31% 25.96% 26.18%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
11.78 15.21 26.00 78.03 30.43 67.22 88.98 40.94 34.47 35.89
NOPAT to Interest Expense
8.64 8.37 21.77 56.91 21.66 48.71 63.17 31.01 25.85 27.17
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
4.07 7.06 16.67 -18.87 0.86 27.14 38.62 22.01 16.91 15.26
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.93 0.23 12.45 -39.99 -7.91 8.63 12.81 12.07 8.28 6.54
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
55.66% 68.88% 26.47% 79.42% 77.23% 55.26% 54.75% 39.14% 39.41% 39.83%
Augmented Payout Ratio
70.48% 69.80% 40.07% 191.05% 170.79% 171.70% 175.47% 101.56% 105.94% 105.02%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Linde

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Linde's official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
DEI Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 462,599,539.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 462,599,539.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 4.01
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
-7.30% 5.10% -1.14% 0.77% 2.46% -0.24% 0.15% 2.76% 3.10% 5.82% 8.25%
EBITDA Growth
12.36% 11.66% 5.74% 5.80% 1.48% 7.06% 1.81% 5.14% 9.51% -6.32% 9.33%
EBIT Growth
25.27% 18.45% 8.44% 8.61% 2.11% 12.05% 4.43% 8.06% 13.75% -10.41% 11.29%
NOPAT Growth
27.11% 19.66% 8.23% 6.34% 1.19% 11.12% 2.66% 6.46% 22.71% -11.53% 11.61%
Net Income Growth
23.15% 15.80% 7.28% 5.46% 0.12% 12.25% 2.52% 6.24% 23.02% -11.08% 11.31%
EPS Growth
25.59% 18.87% 9.48% 7.84% 0.94% 14.60% 4.78% 8.43% 27.02% -9.14% 13.39%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
-4.40% 30.17% 2.41% -10.28% 8.37% 3.01% 10.59% 14.62% 7.95% 7.87% 3.66%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-126.70% -113.45% -60.54% 259.64% 22.71% 326.73% -164.27% -575.80% -7.65% -427.71% -262.84%
Invested Capital Growth
7.57% 4.07% 1.00% 1.92% 6.13% 0.96% 4.25% 8.29% 6.63% 10.21% 7.55%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
-0.60% 1.80% -2.43% 2.06% 1.08% -0.89% -2.05% 4.72% 1.41% 1.73% 0.19%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
0.99% -0.98% 2.59% 3.14% -3.13% 4.46% -2.45% 6.51% 0.89% -10.64% 13.85%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
1.51% -0.96% 3.77% 4.10% -4.57% 8.68% -3.28% 7.72% 0.46% -14.40% 20.14%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-0.49% -0.14% 4.29% 2.60% -5.30% 9.66% -3.65% 6.40% 9.15% -20.93% 21.55%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-0.68% -1.56% 5.65% 2.10% -5.71% 10.36% -3.50% 5.80% 9.19% -20.23% 20.79%
EPS Q/Q Growth
0.00% -1.25% 6.35% 2.69% -6.40% 12.11% -2.77% 6.27% 9.65% -19.80% 21.34%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
17.21% 8.21% -28.35% -1.28% 41.58% 2.86% -23.07% 2.31% 33.33% 2.78% -26.07%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-492.93% 76.25% 300.92% -43.59% -387.09% 169.68% -156.96% -317.61% 35.05% -112.12% 36.94%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-1.87% -1.35% 3.89% 1.33% 2.19% -6.15% 7.27% 5.26% 0.63% -3.00% 4.68%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
47.10% 46.63% 47.95% 48.58% 47.87% 47.84% 48.75% 49.31% 49.17% 48.12% 48.49%
EBITDA Margin
37.35% 36.33% 38.20% 38.60% 36.99% 38.99% 38.83% 39.49% 39.29% 34.52% 39.22%
Operating Margin
25.16% 24.43% 25.86% 26.42% 24.96% 27.41% 26.92% 27.71% 27.48% 23.03% 27.78%
EBIT Margin
25.59% 24.90% 26.48% 27.01% 25.50% 27.96% 27.61% 28.40% 28.14% 23.68% 28.39%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
19.63% 18.98% 20.56% 20.56% 19.18% 21.36% 21.04% 21.26% 22.89% 17.95% 21.64%
Tax Burden Percent
78.21% 78.96% 80.05% 78.59% 77.70% 78.17% 78.30% 76.98% 83.56% 78.22% 78.16%
Interest Burden Percent
98.08% 96.57% 96.97% 96.87% 96.81% 97.71% 97.32% 97.22% 97.36% 96.92% 97.51%
Effective Tax Rate
23.79% 23.00% 22.26% 23.49% 24.14% 23.55% 23.44% 24.42% 17.97% 23.92% 23.49%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
11.87% 11.76% 11.88% 11.87% 11.17% 12.84% 11.96% 11.84% 12.67% 10.46% 12.22%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
12.16% 11.88% 12.13% 12.05% 11.30% 13.08% 12.17% 11.99% 12.83% 10.68% 12.39%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
3.94% 3.26% 4.36% 4.63% 4.36% 4.41% 5.20% 5.73% 6.12% 4.66% 6.38%
Return on Equity (ROE)
15.81% 15.02% 16.24% 16.50% 15.52% 17.25% 17.17% 17.57% 18.79% 15.12% 18.60%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
4.04% 7.81% 10.42% 9.59% 5.56% 11.32% 7.55% 3.56% 5.54% 2.46% 4.54%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
10.92% 10.19% 10.80% 11.16% 10.50% 11.47% 11.18% 11.36% 11.19% 9.64% 11.64%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.37% 7.77% 8.38% 8.49% 7.90% 8.76% 8.52% 8.50% 9.10% 7.31% 8.87%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
15.28% 14.52% 15.69% 15.94% 14.99% 16.65% 16.56% 16.95% 18.12% 14.57% 17.91%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
15.75% 0.00% 16.62% 17.14% 16.71% 0.00% 17.82% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,564 1,562 1,629 1,671 1,582 1,735 1,672 1,779 1,942 1,535 1,866
NOPAT Margin
19.18% 18.81% 20.11% 20.21% 18.94% 20.95% 20.61% 20.94% 22.54% 17.52% 21.25%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-0.29% -0.13% -0.25% -0.19% -0.13% -0.25% -0.21% -0.14% -0.16% -0.22% -0.17%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- 2.58% - - - 2.84% 2.64% 2.70% 2.94% 2.30% 2.81%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
52.90% 53.37% 52.05% 51.42% 52.13% 52.16% 51.25% 50.69% 50.83% 51.88% 51.51%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
9.91% 10.02% 10.62% 10.16% 9.85% 9.83% 9.69% 10.24% 10.41% 10.04% 10.17%
R&D to Revenue
0.44% 0.47% 0.47% 0.44% 0.44% 0.47% 0.47% 0.45% 0.42% 0.40% 0.43%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
21.94% 22.20% 22.09% 22.16% 22.91% 20.43% 21.83% 21.60% 21.69% 25.09% 20.72%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
2,087 2,067 2,145 2,233 2,131 2,316 2,240 2,413 2,424 2,075 2,493
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
3,046 3,016 3,094 3,191 3,091 3,229 3,150 3,355 3,385 3,025 3,444
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
4.65 5.03 5.89 5.66 5.99 5.41 6.03 6.00 6.05 5.49 6.33
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
212.73 350.35 423.97 0.00 0.00 249.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
5.58 6.08 6.98 6.58 7.11 6.24 6.94 6.95 6.98 6.17 7.04
Price to Earnings (P/E)
30.25 32.21 36.22 33.76 36.77 31.39 34.66 34.39 32.96 30.42 34.45
Dividend Yield
1.36% 1.26% 1.12% 1.21% 1.14% 1.33% 1.22% 1.23% 1.24% 1.41% 1.23%
Earnings Yield
3.31% 3.10% 2.76% 2.96% 2.72% 3.19% 2.88% 2.91% 3.03% 3.29% 2.90%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
3.62 3.98 4.41 4.15 4.39 4.10 4.29 4.15 4.17 3.88 4.29
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
6.05 6.50 7.49 7.14 7.67 6.73 7.55 7.63 7.66 6.80 7.73
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
16.81 17.79 20.16 18.97 20.43 17.62 19.68 19.77 19.56 17.91 20.28
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
24.98 26.09 29.37 27.45 29.52 25.17 27.94 27.86 27.32 25.27 28.48
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
33.05 34.44 38.79 36.46 39.29 33.56 37.41 37.45 36.01 33.38 37.61
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
22.66 22.95 26.24 25.65 27.11 23.57 25.88 25.58 25.34 22.34 25.69
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
92.72 52.06 42.48 43.67 81.34 36.41 58.02 121.19 77.68 165.17 97.83
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.45 0.47 0.51 0.54 0.55 0.55 0.61 0.65 0.65 0.68 0.66
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.33 0.33 0.38 0.43 0.43 0.39 0.45 0.49 0.46 0.52 0.50
Financial Leverage
0.32 0.27 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.34 0.43 0.48 0.48 0.44 0.51
Leverage Ratio
1.92 1.95 1.97 1.97 1.98 2.00 2.05 2.09 2.09 2.11 2.12
Compound Leverage Factor
1.88 1.88 1.91 1.91 1.92 1.95 1.99 2.03 2.03 2.04 2.07
Debt to Total Capital
30.91% 32.04% 33.56% 35.24% 35.41% 35.38% 37.72% 39.33% 39.27% 40.45% 39.63%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
8.19% 9.88% 8.41% 7.51% 7.61% 10.28% 9.93% 9.44% 11.11% 9.45% 9.72%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
22.72% 22.16% 25.15% 27.72% 27.80% 25.11% 27.79% 29.89% 28.17% 31.00% 29.90%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
2.30% 2.27% 2.31% 2.25% 2.27% 2.28% 2.26% 2.23% 2.23% 2.24% 2.30%
Common Equity to Total Capital
66.79% 65.69% 64.13% 62.52% 62.31% 62.33% 60.03% 58.44% 58.50% 57.31% 58.07%
Debt to EBITDA
1.54 1.61 1.67 1.74 1.80 1.72 1.89 2.02 1.98 2.09 1.99
Net Debt to EBITDA
1.21 1.04 1.27 1.37 1.38 1.16 1.47 1.65 1.63 1.54 1.69
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
1.13 1.12 1.25 1.37 1.41 1.22 1.39 1.54 1.42 1.60 1.50
Debt to NOPAT
3.03 3.12 3.21 3.35 3.45 3.27 3.59 3.83 3.64 3.90 3.70
Net Debt to NOPAT
2.37 2.02 2.45 2.63 2.65 2.21 2.79 3.12 3.00 2.87 3.14
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
2.23 2.16 2.41 2.64 2.71 2.32 2.64 2.91 2.61 2.99 2.79
Altman Z-Score
3.50 3.62 4.06 3.86 4.03 3.74 3.88 3.71 3.76 3.39 3.91
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
3.35% 3.31% 3.39% 3.35% 3.43% 3.44% 3.55% 3.57% 3.59% 3.65% 3.72%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.83 0.80 0.91 0.95 0.96 0.89 0.94 0.93 0.82 0.88 0.83
Quick Ratio
0.61 0.60 0.69 0.71 0.72 0.65 0.71 0.68 0.61 0.66 0.60
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-2,262 -537 1,080 609 -1,749 1,218 -694 -2,898 -1,882 -3,993 -2,518
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
265.82% 236.92% 186.45% 170.26% 256.19% 224.72% 170.16% 175.90% 231.03% 207.82% 166.92%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-56.55 -7.57 16.61 8.70 -25.71 22.99 -11.57 -43.25 -29.41 -62.39 -40.61
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
63.00 38.41 30.06 27.56 40.16 53.00 36.02 33.00 46.06 47.34 36.13
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
39.30 22.20 13.94 11.37 24.49 29.42 14.85 14.24 26.13 24.56 14.48
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.43 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.41
Accounts Receivable Turnover
6.99 7.08 6.71 6.70 6.91 7.07 6.63 6.50 6.57 7.09 6.75
Inventory Turnover
8.89 8.55 8.32 8.25 8.29 8.44 8.37 8.13 8.14 8.69 8.74
Fixed Asset Turnover
1.40 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.32 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.28
Accounts Payable Turnover
6.01 5.82 5.93 5.90 6.17 6.20 6.41 6.29 6.25 6.54 6.96
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
52.25 51.53 54.38 54.49 52.85 51.65 55.05 56.16 55.57 51.49 54.09
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
41.04 42.70 43.88 44.25 44.05 43.23 43.63 44.89 44.82 41.99 41.76
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
60.70 62.76 61.54 61.88 59.18 58.84 56.95 58.05 58.39 55.80 52.47
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
32.59 31.48 36.72 36.85 37.72 36.04 41.73 43.00 42.00 37.67 43.38
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
54,347 53,614 55,700 56,443 57,678 54,131 58,066 61,120 61,502 59,659 62,450
Invested Capital Turnover
0.62 0.63 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.61 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.60 0.58
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
3,826 2,099 549 1,062 3,331 517 2,366 4,677 3,824 5,528 4,384
Enterprise Value (EV)
196,486 213,594 245,391 234,229 253,197 222,092 249,204 253,517 256,662 231,266 267,878
Market Capitalization
181,037 199,700 228,520 215,965 234,692 206,053 229,170 230,912 233,776 209,852 243,994
Book Value per Share
$79.72 $81.92 $80.57 $79.43 $82.04 $80.00 $80.42 $81.72 $82.35 $81.90 $83.23
Tangible Book Value per Share
$1.74 $1.18 $1.12 ($0.08) ($0.10) $1.73 ($0.08) ($2.93) ($2.44) ($3.33) ($2.13)
Total Capital
58,241 60,468 60,548 61,069 62,865 61,111 63,360 65,906 66,011 66,730 66,409
Total Debt
18,003 19,373 20,319 21,518 22,262 21,623 23,897 25,920 25,925 26,989 26,317
Total Long-Term Debt
13,232 13,397 15,227 16,931 17,475 15,343 17,608 19,701 18,592 20,683 19,859
Net Debt
14,109 12,519 15,471 16,892 17,075 14,643 18,603 21,134 21,416 19,918 22,358
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
948 1,151 1,048 1,133 1,066 1,250 1,270 1,257 1,276 1,458 1,342
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-1,548 -1,785 -1,043 -700 -989 -169 107 346 -37 -623 -141
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
2,346 2,879 3,805 3,926 4,198 4,681 5,401 5,132 4,472 4,433 3,818
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-2,425 -3,097 -1,287 -661 -589 -1,599 -888 -1,087 -2,861 -1,873 -2,640
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
-37 -14 -36 -29 -21 -34 -35 -27 -30 -38 -34
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
14,109 12,519 15,471 16,892 17,075 14,643 18,603 21,134 21,416 19,918 22,358
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
959 949 949 958 960 913 910 942 961 950 951
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-4.77% -5.43% -3.18% -2.13% -2.99% -0.51% 0.32% 1.04% -0.11% -1.83% -0.41%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
7.23% 8.76% 11.61% 11.96% 12.71% 14.18% 16.36% 15.44% 13.35% 13.04% 11.02%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-7.47% -9.43% -3.93% -2.01% -1.78% -4.84% -2.69% -3.27% -8.54% -5.51% -7.62%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$3.21 $0.00 $3.38 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4.11 $0.00 $4.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
487.12M 488.19M 481.95M 479.97M 477.66M 478.77M 473.30M 470.87M 468.80M 469.49M 464.05M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.19 $3.15 $3.35 $3.44 $3.22 $3.61 $3.51 $3.73 $4.09 $3.28 $3.98
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
491.08M 492.29M 485.59M 483.18M 480.90M 482.09M 476.26M 473.57M 471.51M 472.20M 466.32M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
484.89M 481.58M 480.68M 477.50M 476.16M 472.91M 471.29M 468.91M 466.95M 463.39M 462.60M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,565 1,560 1,629 1,671 1,692 1,735 1,714 1,779 1,933 1,710 1,866
Normalized NOPAT Margin
19.19% 18.79% 20.11% 20.21% 20.25% 20.95% 21.13% 20.94% 22.43% 19.51% 21.25%
Pre Tax Income Margin
25.10% 24.04% 25.68% 26.16% 24.69% 27.32% 26.87% 27.62% 27.39% 22.95% 27.68%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
52.18 29.11 33.00 31.90 31.34 43.70 37.33 36.01 37.88 32.42 40.21
NOPAT to Interest Expense
39.10 21.99 25.06 23.87 23.27 32.74 27.87 26.55 30.34 23.99 30.10
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
28.48 12.90 16.88 15.71 15.66 20.11 16.17 17.25 17.94 9.64 18.56
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
15.40 5.78 8.93 7.69 7.59 9.16 6.70 7.79 10.40 1.21 8.45
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.03% 39.14% 39.17% 39.28% 39.91% 39.41% 39.74% 39.70% 38.21% 39.83% 39.22%
Augmented Payout Ratio
99.04% 101.56% 103.32% 110.70% 103.81% 105.94% 106.89% 101.03% 100.87% 105.02% 98.48%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Here is a concise, investor-focused trend snapshot for LIN (Linde) based on quarterly statements from 2022 through 2025. The bullets highlight the most relevant, data-driven themes for a retail audience.

  • Revenue growth: Operating revenue rose from about $8.28B in Q4 2024 to about $8.76B in Q4 2025, with a generally uptrend across 2022–2025.
  • Gross margin stability: Gross margin stayed in the high-40s percent range, with Q4 2025 gross margin around 48.1% versus about 47.8% in Q4 2024, indicating stable pricing and cost control.
  • Operating cash flow strength: Net cash from continuing operating activities increased meaningfully to roughly $4.56B in Q4 2025 from about $2.94B in Q4 2024, signaling robust cash generation.
  • Free cash flow potential: With capex around $1.46B in Q4 2025, free cash flow (approx. CFO minus capex) remains solid (roughly $3.1B for the quarter's cash flow context), supporting dividends and optional financing actions.
  • Capex expansion signaling capacity growth: Total PPE net rose from about $24.78B in late-2024 to approximately $27.54B by mid-2025, indicating ongoing capacity investments.
  • Dividend stability: Cash dividends per share remained steady around $1.27–$1.50 in recent periods (e.g., $1.50 per share in several 2025 quarters), supporting shareholder returns.
  • Balance sheet stability and manageable leverage: Long-term debt has been in the mid-teens to high-teens of billions (roughly $18–$19B), with total liabilities in the mid-$40B range, suggesting a balanced capital structure given solid cash generation.
  • Margin resilience across cycles: Across 2022–2025, operating and gross margins stayed resilient in the 40s–50% range, reflecting pricing power and cost discipline despite volume fluctuations.
  • Earnings variability: Net income and earnings per share show quarterly fluctuations but remain positive over the four-year window, indicating earnings sensitivity to seasonality and macro conditions rather than a persistent decline.
  • Acquisitions and divestitures: Cash flow from acquisitions/divestitures remains modest in scale relative to the company’s size, suggesting no material near-term disruption from M&A activity.
  • Near-term earnings pressure: Net income attributable to common shareholders declined in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024, indicating some recent earnings headwinds even as cash flow remains strong.
  • Financing cash outflows: Net cash from financing activities was negative in recent quarters (driven by dividends and buybacks), resulting in outflows that reduce cash despite strong operating cash flow.
05/07/26 07:00 AM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Frequently Asked Questions About Linde's Financials

When does Linde's financial year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Linde's fiscal year ends in December. Their fiscal year 2025 ended on December 31, 2025.

How has Linde's net income changed over the last 9 years?

Linde's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $7.06 billion in 2025, rising from $1.54 billion in 2016. The previous period was $6.74 billion in 2024. See where experts think Linde is headed by visiting Linde's forecast page.

What is Linde's operating income?
Linde's total operating income in 2025 was $8.92 billion, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $16.60 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $7.67 billion
How has Linde's revenue changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Linde's total revenue changed from $10.53 billion in 2016 to $33.99 billion in 2025, a change of 222.6%.

How much debt does Linde have?

Linde's total liabilities were at $47.08 billion at the end of 2025, a 15.8% increase from 2024, and a 238.3% increase since 2017.

How much cash does Linde have?

In the past 8 years, Linde's cash and equivalents has ranged from $617 million in 2017 to $5.44 billion in 2022, and is currently $5.06 billion as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

How has Linde's book value per share changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Linde's book value per share changed from 0.00 in 2016 to 81.90 in 2025, a change of 8,190.4%.



Financial statements for NASDAQ:LIN last updated on 5/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.
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