Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Operating Income (2017 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Operating Income of $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 20.86% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 11.68% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025.

Linde's Operating Income history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 11.68% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.2 billion (up 5.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • 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 slumped 48.42% in 2022 and surged 241.43% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Operating Income stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 20.21% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 11.93% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then decreased by 11.1% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then increased by 20.86% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $2.4 billion, $2.0 billion, and $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 552.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 500.97 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 273.00 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
Mar 31, 2021 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 969.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 591.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 733.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 655.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 669.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 609.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 3.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 669.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 689.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 653.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 639.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 632.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 606.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 567.00 Mn