Linde (LIN) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.29 in Q1 2026, up 7.14% year-on-year from 0.27 in Q1 2025, and up 10.43% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025.
Linde (LIN) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Linde has disclosed Debt Ratio across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 0.29 for Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.29, up 7.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.29 (up 7.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.26, up 19.26% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio came in at 0.29 for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.29 in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.16 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.22 (2023), against an average of 0.22.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio decreased 4.58% in 2022 and jumped 43.33% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Linde's Debt Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then climbed by 29.39% to 0.22 in 2023, then decreased by 3.12% to 0.22 in 2024, then advanced by 19.26% to 0.26 in 2025, then grew by 10.43% to 0.29 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.29 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 243.01 Bn | 239.06 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.87 Bn | 77.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 75.16 Bn | 74.54 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.70 Bn | 64.24 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.67 Bn | 25.20 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 20.73 Bn | 20.84 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.37 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.14 Bn | 19.31 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.12 |
| 9 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 20.04 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.23 |
| 10 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.76 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.16 |