Linde (LIN) Inventory (2017 - 2026)
Linde's Inventory came in at $2.13 billion for Q3 2026, unchanged from $2.13 billion a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Inventory (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Linde's Inventory was $2.06 billion, up 5.6% from FY2024.
- Inventory carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Inventory was $1.95 billion in FY2024 (-8.0%), $2.12 billion in FY2023 (+6.9%), $1.98 billion in FY2022 (+14.1%) and $1.73 billion in FY2021 (+0.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Inventory increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Inventory over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 16.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 8.0%).
- Business Quant data shows LIN's Inventory at $2.12 billion (Q2 2026), $2.08 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.06 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.34 Bn | 219.48 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 91.51 Bn | 83.19 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.84 Bn | 81.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.86 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 751.60 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.28 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 4.07 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.70 Bn | 31.24 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.22 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 24.45 Bn | 20.59 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 775.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 23.85 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 1.66 Bn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.78 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.02 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.73 Bn |
API Access
Linde Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();