Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Equity Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.46 in Q1 2026, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025, and down 2.66% year-over-year from 0.48 in Q1 2025.

Linde's Equity Ratio history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.46 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 2.66% year-over-year to 0.46; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46 (down 2.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.44, down 10.56% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio came in at 0.46 for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.54 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.44 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.5 and a median of 0.5 in 2024 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Equity Ratio declined 0.56% in 2023 and dropped 10.56% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Equity Ratio stood at 0.52 in 2022, then declined by 2.12% to 0.51 in 2023, then retreated by 3.12% to 0.49 in 2024, then declined by 10.56% to 0.44 in 2025, then gained by 5.4% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Equity Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.46, 0.44, and 0.45 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.46
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.52
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.17
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.40
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.38
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.37
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.30
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.65
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.66
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.56

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.46
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 0.45
Jun 30, 2025 0.46
Mar 31, 2025 0.48
Dec 31, 2024 0.49
Sep 30, 2024 0.49
Jun 30, 2024 0.49
Mar 31, 2024 0.50
Dec 31, 2023 0.51
Sep 30, 2023 0.52
Jun 30, 2023 0.52
Mar 31, 2023 0.51
Dec 31, 2022 0.52
Sep 30, 2022 0.52
Jun 30, 2022 0.53
Mar 31, 2022 0.54
Dec 31, 2021 0.56
Sep 30, 2021 0.54
Jun 30, 2021 0.56
Mar 31, 2021 0.56
Dec 31, 2020 0.56
Sep 30, 2020 0.56
Jun 30, 2020 0.56
Mar 31, 2020 0.56
Dec 31, 2019 0.59
Sep 30, 2019 0.61
Jun 30, 2019 0.61
Mar 31, 2019 0.62
Dec 31, 2018 0.61
Sep 30, 2018 754.24
Dec 31, 2017 0.32
Sep 30, 2017 -0.01