Linde (LIN) Cash & Current Investments (2016 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) quarterly Cash & Current Investments came in at $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 25.22% year-on-year from $5.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 21.7% quarter-over-quarter from $5.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Linde (LIN) Cash & Current Investments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Linde has disclosed Cash & Current Investments across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $4.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- Cash & Current Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $4.0 billion, down 25.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion (down 25.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.1 billion, up 4.25% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments came in at $4.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $5.4 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $3.4 billion in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Cash & Current Investments is $4.7 billion (2023), against an average of $4.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Cash & Current Investments surged 92.56% in 2022 and decreased 25.22% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Linde's Cash & Current Investments stood at $5.4 billion in 2022, then decreased by 14.2% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 3.99% to $4.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.25% to $5.1 billion in 2025, then decreased by 21.7% to $4.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $4.0 billion (Q1 2026), $5.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 3.87 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 216.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 648.80 Mn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 951.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 562.00 Mn |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 86.00 Mn |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 4.00 Mn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 1.09 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.14 Bn |