Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Debt to Equity (2017 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.62 in Q1 2026, up 4.77% quarter-over-quarter from $0.59 in Q4 2025, and up 10.06% year-over-year from $0.56 in Q1 2025.

Linde's Debt to Equity history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.62 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 10.06% year-over-year to $0.62; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.62 (up 10.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.59, up 33.34% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.62 for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from $0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.62 in Q1 2026 to a low of $0.31 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $0.45 and a median of $0.44 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity slipped 1.05% in 2022 and surged 47.35% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Debt to Equity stood at $0.33 in 2022, then surged by 32.19% to $0.44 in 2023, then fell by 0.01% to $0.44 in 2024, then soared by 33.34% to $0.59 in 2025, then rose by 4.77% to $0.62 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.62, $0.59, and $0.61 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.62
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.58
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.41

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.62
Dec 31, 2025 0.59
Sep 30, 2025 0.61
Jun 30, 2025 0.53
Mar 31, 2025 0.56
Dec 31, 2024 0.44
Sep 30, 2024 0.52
Jun 30, 2024 0.46
Mar 31, 2024 0.48
Dec 31, 2023 0.44
Sep 30, 2023 0.42
Jun 30, 2023 0.35
Mar 31, 2023 0.33
Dec 31, 2022 0.33
Sep 30, 2022 0.31
Jun 30, 2022 0.35
Mar 31, 2022 0.31
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.32
Jun 30, 2021 0.29
Mar 31, 2021 0.28
Dec 31, 2020 0.26
Sep 30, 2020 0.28
Jun 30, 2020 0.31
Mar 31, 2020 0.26
Dec 31, 2019 0.24
Sep 30, 2019 0.23
Jun 30, 2019 0.24
Mar 31, 2019 0.23
Dec 31, 2018 0.24
Sep 30, 2018 0.00
Dec 31, 2017 1.35
Sep 30, 2017 -156.10