Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Change in Cash (2017 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Change in Cash of -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 300.55% quarter-over-quarter from $547.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 347.07% year-over-year from $444.0 million in Q1 2025.

Linde's Change in Cash history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 347.07% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.3 billion (down 399.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $206.0 million, up 10.75% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash came in at -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $547.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $66.8 million and a median of $101.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash surged 431.68% in 2023 and slumped 347.07% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Change in Cash stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then slumped by 54.17% to $770.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 143.77% to -$337.0 million in 2024, then surged by 262.31% to $547.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 300.55% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$1.1 billion, $547.0 million, and -$277.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.10 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.70 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.31 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -75.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -590.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -810.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -528.19 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -7.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn -28.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 547.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -277.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -508.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 444.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -337.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 561.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 770.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 537.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -474.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -809.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -959.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 342.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 258.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 927.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 581.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -569.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -3.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 4.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 121.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -72.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 83,342.00