Linde LIN
NASDAQ LIN
$487.57 +6.28 (+1.30%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Linde (LIN) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$1.7 billion for Q2 2026, down 13.8% year-over-year from -$1.9 billion in Q2 2025, and down 19.8% on a QoQ basis from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

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

Linde has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 9 years, with the latest figure at -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 came in at -$1.7 billion, down 13.8% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$5.9 billion (down 15.08% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$5.7 billion, down 23.19% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026, from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$665.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.2 billion and a median of -$1.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 145.71%; it then soared 36.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$881.0 million in 2022, then sank by 39.16% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then decreased by 12.23% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 6.18% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 13.48% to -$1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026, -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, and -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn -1.66 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn -207.70 Mn
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn -
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn -992.70 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn -179.00 Mn
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn -515.00 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn -156.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 1.09 Bn
10 Albemarle 16.94 Bn 15.31 Bn 590.30 Mn -80.44 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 -1.66 Bn
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