Linde (LIN) Operating Income (2017 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Operating Income came in at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 11.68% year-on-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 20.86% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Operating Income (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Operating Income across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $2.4 billion, up 11.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.2 billion (up 5.2% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $8.9 billion, up 3.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $589.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $2.1 billion (2023), against an average of $2.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income tumbled 48.42% in 2022 and jumped 241.43% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Operating Income stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then grew by 20.21% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 11.93% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then retreated by 11.1% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then grew by 20.86% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 827.50 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 552.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 273.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 500.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 589.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.14 Bn