Growth Metrics

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

Linde recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $48.0 million in Q1 2026, up 157.14% quarter-over-quarter from -$84.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 633.33% year-over-year from $6.5 million in Q1 2025.

Linde's Change in Inventory history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $48.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 633.33% year-over-year to $48.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.0 million (up 110.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $24.6 million and a median of $27.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 1300.0% in 2024 and jumped 1225.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Change in Inventory stood at $47.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 95.74% to $2.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 1300.0% to -$24.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 250.0% to -$84.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 157.14% to $48.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $48.0 million, -$84.0 million, and $1.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 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
Sep 30, 2023 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 47.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 156.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 156.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 109.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 35.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 60.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -119.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -119.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.00 Mn