Linde (LIN) Cash & Equivalents (2016 - 2026)
Linde's Cash & Equivalents was $3.95 billion in Q3 2026, down 12.5% from $4.51 billion a year earlier and down 19.4% from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Cash & Equivalents (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Linde came in at $5.06 billion, up 4.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $4.85 billion in FY2024 (+4.0%), $4.66 billion in FY2023 (-14.2%), $5.44 billion in FY2022 (+92.6%) and $2.82 billion in FY2021 (-24.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 92.6%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 25.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, LIN's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $4.9 billion (Q2 2026), $3.96 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.06 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 264.20 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 919.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 442.30 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 4.14 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.90 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Linde Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();