Linde (LIN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $898.0 million in Q1 2026, up 0.79% year-on-year from $891.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.88% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Linde (LIN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Linde has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $898.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $898.0 million, up 0.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.1 billion (up 3.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.1 billion, up 3.31% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $898.0 million for Q1 2026 at Linde, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.3 billion (2022), against an average of $1.3 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 51.59% in 2022 and soared 35.98% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Linde's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 35.98% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.08% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then climbed by 0.83% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then sank by 42.88% to $898.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $898.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 898.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 800,000.00 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 758.00 Mn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 130.00 Mn |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -538.00 Mn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 247.57 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |