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

Linde (LIN) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$1.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 1.1% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.27% sequentially from -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Linde (LIN) has 9 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 1.1% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.7 billion (down 15.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$5.7 billion, down 23.19% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.1 billion and a median of -$1.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities sank 145.71% in 2023 and soared 36.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$881.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 39.16% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then declined by 12.23% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then declined by 6.18% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 5.27% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Cash from Investing Activities at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -103.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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