Linde (LIN) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
Linde's (LIN) quarterly Invested Capital came in at $61.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 4.57% year-on-year from $58.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter from $60.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Linde (LIN) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Linde has disclosed Invested Capital across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $61.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at $61.6 billion, up 4.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $61.6 billion (up 4.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $60.7 billion, up 6.77% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital came in at $61.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from $60.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $61.6 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $51.1 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $57.1 billion (2022), against an average of $57.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Invested Capital declined 18.2% in 2022 and increased 9.13% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Linde's Invested Capital stood at $55.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 1.03% to $55.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.03% to $56.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 6.77% to $60.7 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.4% to $61.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $61.6 billion (Q1 2026), $60.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $59.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 61.57 Bn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 8.22 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 13.75 Bn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 10.67 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 33.09 Bn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 15.35 Bn |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 15.23 Bn |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 14.28 Bn |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 21.26 Bn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 11.73 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 61.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 59.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 59.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 56.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 55.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 54.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 54.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 58.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 62.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 62.71 Bn |