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

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.62 in Q1 2026, up 10.06% year-on-year from $0.56 in Q1 2025, and up 4.77% quarter-over-quarter from $0.59 in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Debt to Equity (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Debt to Equity across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $0.62 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.62, up 10.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.62 (up 10.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.44 (2023), against an average of $0.45.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity decreased 1.05% in 2022 and jumped 47.35% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Debt to Equity stood at $0.33 in 2022, then jumped by 32.19% to $0.44 in 2023, then declined by 0.01% to $0.44 in 2024, then surged by 33.34% to $0.59 in 2025, then increased by 4.77% to $0.62 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.62 (Q1 2026), $0.59 (Q4 2025), and $0.61 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.41
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19

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