Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Net Margin (2017 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Net Margin of 3.95% in Q1 2026, up 636.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.54% in Q4 2025, and up 86.0% year-over-year from 2.12% in Q1 2025.

Linde's Net Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.95% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 86.0% year-over-year to 3.95%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.43% (up 27.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.96%, up 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 3.95% for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from 0.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 5.56% in Q3 2025 to a low of 17.22% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.53% and a median of 2.84% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 1915 bps in 2023 and tumbled 365 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Net Margin stood at 17.04% in 2022, then jumped by 112 bps to 2.11% in 2023, then soared by 99 bps to 4.19% in 2024, then tumbled by 87 bps to 0.54% in 2025, then soared by 637 bps to 3.95% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 3.95%, 0.54%, and 5.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.95%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 25.06%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.95%
Dec 31, 2025 0.54%
Sep 30, 2025 5.56%
Jun 30, 2025 3.71%
Mar 31, 2025 3.09%
Dec 31, 2024 4.19%
Sep 30, 2024 1.77%
Jun 30, 2024 3.58%
Mar 31, 2024 2.84%
Dec 31, 2023 2.11%
Sep 30, 2023 2.86%
Jun 30, 2023 2.95%
Mar 31, 2023 1.93%
Dec 31, 2022 -17.04%
Sep 30, 2022 -14.76%
Jun 30, 2022 -16.00%
Mar 31, 2022 -17.22%
Dec 31, 2021 -16.76%
Sep 30, 2021 -18.26%
Jun 30, 2021 -18.95%
Mar 31, 2021 -19.45%
Dec 31, 2020 -30.95%
Sep 30, 2020 -35.05%
Jun 30, 2020 -37.43%
Mar 31, 2020 -35.21%
Dec 31, 2019 -34.52%
Sep 30, 2019 -33.34%
Jun 30, 2019 -32.01%
Mar 31, 2019 -77.40%
Dec 31, 2018 -92.52%
Dec 31, 2017 -16.73%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2017 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2017 20.78%