Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.83 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 3.85% year-over-year to 0.83; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.56, up 1.74%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.55, 2.48% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.83 in Q1 2026 for Linde, up from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.84 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.31 in Q3 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.54, with a median of 0.45 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 123.74% in 2022 and then dropped 22.69% in 2023.
  • Linde's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.51 in 2022, then decreased by 22.69% to 0.39 in 2023, then rose by 8.15% to 0.42 in 2024, then grew by 5.04% to 0.44 in 2025, then surged by 85.84% to 0.83 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.83, 0.44, and 0.42 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.