Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has disclosed Operating Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 27.78% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 85.0% year-over-year to 27.78%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 26.48%, up 6.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 26.25%, 9.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 27.78% in Q1 2026 for Linde, up from 23.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 27.78% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 6.96% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 23.53%, with a median of 24.96% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin crashed -809bps in 2022 and then surged 1755bps in 2023.
  • Linde's Operating Margin stood at 21.36% in 2022, then rose by 14bps to 24.43% in 2023, then increased by 12bps to 27.41% in 2024, then fell by -16bps to 23.03% in 2025, then increased by 21bps to 27.78% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 27.78%, 23.03%, and 27.48% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.