Linde (LIN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Linde's Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.50% in Q3 2026, down 0.52 percentage points from 18.03% a year earlier and down 0.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Linde came in at 17.82%, up 1.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +12.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.73% in FY2024 (+1.35 pp), 15.38% in FY2023 (+5.52 pp), 9.86% in FY2022 (+1.52 pp) and 8.34% in FY2021 (+3.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 5.48 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 0.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LIN's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.28% (Q2 2026), 18.06% (Q1 2026) and 17.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.61% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 68.34% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.87% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 8.62% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 18.47% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 7.81% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 27.53% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -3.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.69% |
API Access
Linde Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();