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

Linde (LIN) reported Change in Inventory of $48.0 million for Q1 2026, up 633.33% on a YoY basis from $6.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 157.14% sequentially from -$84.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Linde (LIN) has 9 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $48.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 633.33% year-over-year to $48.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.0 million (up 110.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$47.0 million, up 16.07% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to $48.0 million in Q1 2026, 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 tumbled 1300.0% in 2024 and soared 1225.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $47.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 95.74% to $2.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 1300.0% to -$24.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 250.0% to -$84.0 million in 2025, then surged by 157.14% to $48.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Change in Inventory at $48.0 million in Q1 2026, -$84.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -72.51 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