Linde (LIN) Operating Income (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) reported Operating Income of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 11.68% on a YoY basis from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 20.86% sequentially from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Linde (LIN) has 10 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 11.68% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.2 billion (up 5.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.9 billion, up 3.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income advanced to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $2.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income sank 48.42% in 2022 and jumped 241.43% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then climbed by 20.21% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.93% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then fell by 11.1% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 20.86% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Operating Income at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 657.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 827.50 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 273.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 305.36 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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