Linde (LIN) Change in Inventory (2018 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $48.0 million in Q1 2026, up 633.33% year-on-year from $6.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 157.14% quarter-over-quarter from -$84.0 million in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Change in Inventory (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Change in Inventory across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $48.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $48.0 million, up 633.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.0 million (up 110.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$47.0 million, up 16.07% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $48.0 million for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from -$84.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $156.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$84.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $27.0 million (2024), against an average of $24.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory sank 1300.0% in 2024 and soared 1225.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Change in Inventory stood at $47.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 95.74% to $2.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 1300.0% to -$24.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 250.0% to -$84.0 million in 2025, then soared by 157.14% to $48.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $48.0 million (Q1 2026), -$84.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
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 -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 48.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -84.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -84.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -55.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -55.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.00 Mn