Linde (LIN) Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) reported Invested Capital of $4.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 164.36% on a YoY basis from $1.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 168.49% sequentially from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde (LIN) has 10 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $4.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital rose 164.36% year-over-year to $4.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $16.5 billion (up 53.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, down 12.69% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital improved to $4.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $16.5 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $922.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $5.0 billion and a median of $3.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Across the five-year window, Invested Capital slumped 93.99% in 2023 and soared 280.59% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then fell by 21.01% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then soared by 62.87% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 12.69% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then soared by 168.49% to $4.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Invested Capital at $4.8 billion in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 4.82 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.38 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 870.40 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 244.30 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 736.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 226.00 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 1.08 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 40.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 407.83 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 922.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 15.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 16.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 16.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 14.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 16.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 15.49 Bn