Linde (LIN) Net Margin (2017 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Net Margin came in at 3.95% in Q1 2026, up 86.0% year-on-year from 2.12% in Q1 2025, and up 636.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.54% in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Net Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Net Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 3.95% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.95%, up 86.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.43% (up 27.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.84% (2024), against an average of 1.53%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 1915 bps in 2023 and plunged 365 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Net Margin stood at 17.04% in 2022, then soared by 112 bps to 2.11% in 2023, then surged by 99 bps to 4.19% in 2024, then plunged by 87 bps to 0.54% in 2025, then surged by 637 bps to 3.95% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 3.95% (Q1 2026), 0.54% (Q4 2025), and 5.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.95%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -79.17%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%

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%