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Linde financials

Yes. Linde earned 7.01B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 19.3% of its revenue. It made a profit in 34 of its 35 fiscal years since 1991. Its last loss was in fiscal year 1992.

Revenue (TTM)
36.24B USD
Net income (TTM)
7.01B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.08B USD
Cash and short-term investments
3.95B USD
Total debt
26.70B USD
Shareholders' equity
39.42B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Linde earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
4.50 USD
Revenue estimate
9.24B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS4.59Beat +1.5%Revenue9.40BBeat +2.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20285.10——+9.15%9.80B——+5.71%
Q4 FY20274.93——+9.54%9.75B——+5.49%
Q1 FY20274.67——+7.94%9.27B——+5.59%
Q4 FY20264.50——+7.14%9.24B——+5.45%
Q3 FY20264.524.59+1.55%+9.03%9.16B9.40B+2.64%+9.16%
Q2 FY20264.494.50+0.22%+10.02%9.02B9.29B+3.03%+9.35%
Q1 FY20264.274.33+1.41%+9.62%8.60B8.78B+2.13%+8.25%
Q4 FY20254.184.20+0.48%+5.79%8.64B8.76B+1.41%+5.82%
Q3 FY20254.184.21+0.72%+6.85%8.62B8.62B-0.06%+3.10%
Q2 FY20254.034.09+1.49%+6.23%8.36B8.50B+1.65%+2.76%

Linde growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
36.24B USD
Net income (TTM)
7.01B USD
Gross margin
37.30%
Operating margin
26.20%
Net margin
19.34%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202533.99B+2.97%6.90B+5.07%37.76%27.23%20.30%13.02B+5.19%
FY202433.01B+0.46%6.57B+5.90%36.61%26.04%19.89%12.38B+3.81%
FY202332.85B-1.53%6.20B+49.48%35.14%24.67%18.87%11.92B+11.79%
FY202233.36B+8.35%4.15B+8.39%29.10%19.36%12.43%10.66B+7.52%
FY202130.79B+13.03%3.83B+52.98%27.98%17.16%12.42%9.92B+16.48%

How Linde makes its money

Revenue33.99B 100.0%
Cost of revenue21.15B 62.2%
Gross profit12.83B 37.8%
Research and development147.00M 0.4%
Selling and administration3.43B 10.1%
Operating income9.25B 27.2%
Tax1.99B 5.9%
Other expense367.00M 1.1%
Net income6.90B 20.3%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Linde revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Americas: 45.9%EMEA: 25.8%APAC: 20.1%Engineering: 8.2%45.9%Americas25.8%EMEA20.1%APAC8.2%Engineering
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Americas15.21B45.9%+5.3%
EMEA8.55B25.8%+2.4%
APAC6.66B20.1%+0.4%
Engineering2.70B8.2%+16.4%

By region

FY2025
United States: 35.8%Other International: 33.1%China: 7.7%Germany: 7.2%United Kingdom: 4.4%Mexico: 4.1%Brazil: 3.9%Australia: 3.8%35.8%United States33.1%Other International7.7%China7.2%Germany4.4%United Kingdom4.1%Mexico3.9%Brazil3.8%Australia
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States12.18B35.8%+6.0%
Other International11.26B33.1%+3.8%
China2.60B7.7%-1.8%
Germany2.43B7.2%-3.1%
United Kingdom1.51B4.4%-1.9%
Mexico1.39B4.1%+3.3%
Brazil1.33B3.9%+4.9%
Australia1.29B3.8%-4.9%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY202510.35B5.09B
FY20249.42B4.93B
FY20239.31B5.52B
FY20228.86B5.69B
FY20219.73B6.64B
FY20207.43B4.03B
FY20196.19B2.51B
FY20183.70B1.82B
FY20173.04B1.73B
FY20162.77B1.31B

Linde financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
3.95B USD
Total debt
26.70B USD
Net cash
-22.76B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.08B USD
Current ratio
0.86
Debt to equity
0.68
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.06

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20255.06B26.99B5.09B
FY20244.85B22.61B4.93B
FY20234.66B20.32B5.52B
FY20225.44B18.79B5.69B
FY20212.82B15.22B6.64B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202586.82B47.08B38.25B
FY202480.15B40.66B38.09B
FY202380.81B39.72B39.72B
FY202279.66B38.27B40.03B
FY202181.61B36.16B44.04B
FY202088.23B38.65B47.32B
FY201986.61B34.98B49.07B
FY201893.39B36.29B51.60B
FY201720.44B13.91B6.02B
FY201619.33B13.88B5.02B

Linde valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
34.77
Forward P/E (FY2026)
29.35
Price to sales (TTM)
6.66
Price to book
6.12
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
19.87

Capital structure

Market capitalization
241.38B USD
+
Total debt
26.70B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.95B USD
=
Enterprise value
264.14B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)24.44————
FY2027 (est.)26.9124.44———
FY2026 (est.)29.3526.91———
Now (TTM)34.7727.216.666.1219.87
FY202529.0723.815.855.2016.96
FY202430.5425.496.075.2617.63
FY202332.3426.566.105.0518.13
FY202239.3023.144.894.0716.54
FY202146.8128.785.824.0719.30

Linde against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Ecolab, The Sherwin-Williams, Air Products and Chemicals, and PPG Industries, the US Chemicals - Specialty companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median34.8
    26.050.5
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years37.8%
    28.0%37.8%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 41.3%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years27.2%
    17.2%27.2%
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 14.9%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years20.3%
    12.4%20.3%
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 10.4%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years18.0%
    8.7%18.0%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 20.5%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median15.0%
    14.9%21.6%
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 9.3%
  • Revenue growthAt its median3.0%
    -1.5%13.0%
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 1.1%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years7.1%
    7.1%55.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median -1.9%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years2.07×
    1.53×2.07×
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 2.85×
  • Current ratioAbove its median0.88
    0.740.89
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 1.23

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Linde dividends

Annual dividend
6.40 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.22%
Payout ratio
52.25%
Years of dividend growth
33
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
1.60 USD
Next ex-dividend date
3 Dec 2026
Next payment date
17 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share6.005.565.104.684.243.853.503.303.153.00

Linde ownership

Institutions
85.59%
Institutional holders
2,390 (+54)
Free float
99.67%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 85.6% Others 14.4%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 457.59M shares ·99.7% Closely held 1.49M shares ·0.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202605254.42K508.66K
Q3 202610179.660.00
Q2 2026024.12K11.31K
Q1 202605355.05K198.34K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025466.25M468.70M-2.78%
FY2024478.77M482.09M-2.07%
FY2023488.19M492.29M-2.33%
FY2022499.74M504.04M-3.42%
FY2021516.90M521.88M-1.75%

Common questions about Linde's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep