Linde (LIN) Cash from Operations (2017 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 2240000000.0 in Q1 2026, up 3.66% year-on-year from 2161000000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 26.07% quarter-over-quarter from 3030000000.0 in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Cash from Operations (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Cash from Operations across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 2240000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 2240000000.0, up 3.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10429000000.0 (up 8.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10350000000.0, up 9.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations came in at 2240000000.0 for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from 3030000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 3030000000.0 in Q4 2025 to a low of 1908000000.0 in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 2211000000.0 (2025), against an average of 2363647058.82.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations sank 35.2% in 2022 and jumped 30.17% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Cash from Operations stood at 2095000000.0 in 2022, then surged by 30.17% to 2727000000.0 in 2023, then grew by 3.01% to 2809000000.0 in 2024, then climbed by 7.87% to 3030000000.0 in 2025, then slipped by 26.07% to 2240000000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 2240000000.0 (Q1 2026), 3030000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 2948000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.24 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 139.10 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.09 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 33.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 257.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 232.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -269.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 346.24 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.73 Bn