Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Return on Sales (2017 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) has disclosed Return on Sales for 10 consecutive years, with 0.21% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.21%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.2%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.2%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.21% in Q1 2026 for Linde, up from 0.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.22% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.16%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales rose 19bps in 2023 and then dropped -3bps in 2025.
  • Linde's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 312438bps to 0.19% in 2023, then increased by 13bps to 0.21% in 2024, then fell by -16bps to 0.17% in 2025, then grew by 21bps to 0.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.21%, 0.17%, and 0.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.