Linde (LIN) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.89% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 14.0% year-over-year to 12.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.89% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.07%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed grew to 12.89% in Q1 2026, from 12.53% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.14% in Q3 2025 to a low of 7.22% in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of 11.28% and a median of 12.47% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 393 bps in 2023 and sank 40 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing LIN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.87% in 2022, then jumped by 42 bps to 12.62% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 12.93% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 12.53% in 2025, then advanced by 3 bps to 12.89% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LIN's Return on Capital Employed at 12.89% in Q1 2026, 12.53% in Q4 2025, and 13.14% in Q3 2025.