Linde (LIN) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 27.78% in Q1 2026, up 85.0% year-on-year from 15.01% in Q1 2025, and up 20.63% quarter-over-quarter from 23.03% in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed EBIT Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 27.78% for Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 27.78%, up 85.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.48% (up 6.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.25%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 27.78% for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from 23.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 27.78% in Q1 2026 to a low of 6.96% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 24.96% (2024), against an average of 23.53%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 809 bps in 2022 and jumped 1755 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's EBIT Margin stood at 21.36% in 2022, then increased by 14 bps to 24.43% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 27.41% in 2024, then declined by 16 bps to 23.03% in 2025, then grew by 21 bps to 27.78% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 27.78% (Q1 2026), 23.03% (Q4 2025), and 27.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.78%
Dec 31, 2025 23.03%
Sep 30, 2025 27.48%
Jun 30, 2025 27.71%
Mar 31, 2025 26.92%
Dec 31, 2024 27.41%
Sep 30, 2024 24.96%
Jun 30, 2024 26.42%
Mar 31, 2024 25.86%
Dec 31, 2023 24.43%
Sep 30, 2023 25.16%
Jun 30, 2023 24.51%
Mar 31, 2023 23.59%
Dec 31, 2022 21.36%
Sep 30, 2022 18.34%
Jun 30, 2022 6.96%
Mar 31, 2022 18.02%
Dec 31, 2021 16.11%
Sep 30, 2021 16.85%
Jun 30, 2021 15.06%