Linde (LIN) Change in Cash (2017 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 347.07% year-on-year from $444.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 300.55% quarter-over-quarter from $547.0 million in Q4 2025.
Linde (LIN) Change in Cash (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Linde has disclosed Change in Cash across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.1 billion, down 347.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.3 billion (down 399.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $101.0 million (2022), against an average of $66.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash jumped 431.68% in 2023 and tumbled 347.07% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Linde's Change in Cash stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 54.17% to $770.0 million in 2023, then sank by 143.77% to -$337.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 262.31% to $547.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 300.55% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $547.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$277.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 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 | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | -1.31 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | -75.40 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -590.00 Mn |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | -28.00 Mn |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | -7.00 Mn |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -810.00 Mn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | -528.19 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |