Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has disclosed FCF Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 10.23% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 76.0% year-over-year to 10.23%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 14.7%, down 17.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 14.97%, 5.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 10.23% in Q1 2026 for Linde, down from 17.94% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 21.3% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 9.63% in Q2 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 15.55%, with a median of 15.74% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled -1418bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 431bps in 2023.
  • Linde's FCF Margin stood at 14.67% in 2022, then rose by 29bps to 18.98% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 18.82% in 2024, then fell by -5bps to 17.94% in 2025, then crashed by -43bps to 10.23% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 10.23%, 17.94%, and 19.41% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.