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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |