Linde (LIN) Cash from Investing Activities (2018 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, down 1.1% year-on-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Cash from Investing Activities (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 9 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.4 billion, down 1.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.7 billion (down 15.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$5.7 billion, down 23.19% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from -$1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$665.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$1.2 billion (2023), against an average of -$1.1 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 145.71% in 2023 and soared 36.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$881.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 39.16% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 12.23% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then fell by 6.18% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.27% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 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 -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 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 -279.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -957.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -957.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.23 Bn