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

Linde has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 12.89% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.89%, down 14.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.89% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.07%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.89% for Q1 2026 at Linde, up 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.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.47% (2024), against an average of 11.28%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 393 bps in 2023 and tumbled 40 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Linde's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.87% in 2022, then surged by 42 bps to 12.62% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 12.93% in 2024, then retreated by 3 bps to 12.53% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 12.89% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.89% (Q1 2026), 12.53% (Q4 2025), and 13.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.