Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.13%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.13%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.13%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.13% in Q1 2026 for Linde, up from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.13% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed rose 4bps in 2023 and then changed 0bps in 2024.
  • Linde's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 0.13% in 2023, then rose by 2bps to 0.13% in 2024, then decreased by -3bps to 0.13% in 2025, then rose by 3bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.13%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.