Linde (LIN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) reported Free Cash Flow of $898.0 million for Q1 2026, up 0.79% on a YoY basis from $891.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.88% sequentially from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde (LIN) has 10 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $898.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 0.79% year-over-year to $898.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.1 billion (up 3.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.1 billion, up 3.31% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $898.0 million in Q1 2026, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $796.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 51.59% in 2022 and soared 35.98% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then surged by 35.98% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then declined by 1.08% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then advanced by 0.83% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 42.88% to $898.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Free Cash Flow at $898.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
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 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 368.07 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 898.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 898.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 954.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 954.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 891.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 891.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 796.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 796.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 906.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 906.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.58 Bn