Linde (LIN) Capital Expenditures (2018 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 5.67% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 7.96% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Capital Expenditures (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $1.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $1.3 billion, up 5.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion (up 13.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.3 billion, up 16.99% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $1.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $649.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $1.1 billion (2024), against an average of $1.1 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures decreased 14.83% in 2022 and surged 31.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Capital Expenditures stood at $936.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 22.97% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 8.6% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 16.64% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then decreased by 7.96% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.15 Bn