Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2025)

Linde's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.44 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 5.04% year-over-year to 0.44; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.55, up 2.48%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.55, 2.48% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.44 at Linde, up from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.84 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.23 in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.44 (2022), against an average of 0.49.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 56.29% in 2021 before it soared 123.74% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 123.74% to 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LIN's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.44 (Q4 2025), 0.42 (Q3 2025), and 0.74 (Q2 2025).