Linde (LIN) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026)
Linde's Debt Ratio was 0.30 in Q3 2026, up 0.6% from 0.30 a year earlier but down 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Linde came in at 0.31, up 15.2% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has now increased for four consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.27 in FY2024 (+12.5%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+6.6%), 0.22 in FY2022 (+29.2%) and 0.17 in FY2021 (-4.9%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.17 (Q4 2021) and 0.32 (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has increased for 19 straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 29.2%); the worst was Q4 2021 (a decline of 4.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, LIN's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.32 (Q2 2026), 0.30 (Q1 2026) and 0.31 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.83 Bn | 221.97 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 0.30 |
| 2 | Corning | 99.72 Bn | 91.40 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.24 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 86.17 Bn | 85.18 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.05 Bn | 64.24 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.43 |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.34 Bn | 26.40 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Nutrien | 35.09 Bn | 31.62 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 0.24 |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.86 Bn | 20.78 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.20 Bn | 22.35 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 0.27 |
| 9 | Ati | 25.21 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 0.33 |
| 10 | Dow | 22.43 Bn | 6.39 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.29 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.17 |
API Access
Linde Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();