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Linde (LIN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2025)

Linde's Return on Capital Employed history spans 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.13% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.13%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 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 for Q4 2025 was 0.13% at Linde, down 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 0.05% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.12% (2023), against an average of 0.1%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed rose 4bps in 2023 before it changed 0bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.07% in 2021, then increased by 23bps to 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LIN's Return on Capital Employed are 0.13% (Q4 2025), 0.13% (Q3 2025), and 0.13% (Q2 2025).