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

Linde's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.83 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 3.85% year-over-year to 0.83; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.56 (up 1.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.55, up 2.48% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.83 for Q1 2026 at Linde, up 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 soared 123.74% in 2022 and dropped 22.69% in 2023, its largest moves.
• 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 gained 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 registered 0.83, 0.44, and 0.42 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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