Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2025)

Linde's Retained Earnings history spans 9 years, with the latest figure at $16.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 340.91% year-over-year to $16.6 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $16.6 billion, up 340.91%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $16.6 billion, 340.91% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $16.6 billion at Linde, up from -$6.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $20.5 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$6.9 billion in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $12.1 billion (2024), against an average of $8.2 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings soared 498.93% in 2021 before it tumbled 177.94% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $18.7 billion in 2021, then grew by 9.79% to $20.5 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 56.94% to $8.8 billion in 2023, then crashed by 177.94% to -$6.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 340.91% to $16.6 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LIN's Retained Earnings are $16.6 billion (Q4 2025), -$6.4 billion (Q3 2025), and $14.6 billion (Q2 2025).