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

Linde (LIN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.83 for Q1 2026, up 3.85% on a YoY basis from 0.79 in Q1 2025, and up 85.84% sequentially from 0.44 in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde (LIN) has 9 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.83 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 3.85% year-over-year to 0.83; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.56 (up 1.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.55, up 2.48% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.83 in Q1 2026, from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.84 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.31 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.54 and a median of 0.45 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 123.74% in 2022 and slipped 22.69% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.51 in 2022, then fell by 22.69% to 0.39 in 2023, then grew by 8.15% to 0.42 in 2024, then increased by 5.04% to 0.44 in 2025, then soared by 85.84% to 0.83 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.83 in Q1 2026, 0.44 in Q4 2025, and 0.42 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.83
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 0.42
Jun 30, 2025 0.74
Mar 31, 2025 0.79
Dec 31, 2024 0.42
Sep 30, 2024 0.40
Jun 30, 2024 0.84
Mar 31, 2024 0.74
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.39
Jun 30, 2023 0.48
Mar 31, 2023 0.58
Dec 31, 2022 0.51
Sep 30, 2022 0.31
Jun 30, 2022 0.45
Mar 31, 2022 0.44
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 0.30
Jun 30, 2021 0.51