Linde (LIN) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) reported Retained Earnings of $17.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 30.23% on a YoY basis from $13.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 55.27% sequentially from $39.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde (LIN) has 10 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $17.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 30.23% year-over-year to $17.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $17.6 billion (up 30.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $39.4 billion, up 212.09% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings fell to $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $39.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $40.0 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$8.1 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $19.7 billion and a median of $17.6 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 847.84% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 144.38% in 2022.
  • Tracing LIN's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $20.5 billion in 2022, then slumped by 56.94% to $8.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 42.84% to $12.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 212.09% to $39.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 55.27% to $17.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Retained Earnings at $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, $39.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $39.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -586.80 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.29 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -447.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 17.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 39.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 39.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 13.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 12.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 11.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 39.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 39.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 8.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 39.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 39.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 20.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -8.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 39.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 40.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 17.82 Bn