Linde (LIN) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026)

Linde (LIN) reported Share-based Compensation of $41.0 million for Q1 2026, down 2.38% on a YoY basis from $42.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.26% sequentially from $31.0 million in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde (LIN) has 9 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $41.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 2.38% year-over-year to $41.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $163.0 million (down 0.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $164.0 million, up 2.5% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $41.0 million in Q1 2026, from $31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $46.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $17.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $36.1 million and a median of $38.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 50.0% in 2022 and soared 111.76% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LIN's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then soared by 34.48% to $39.0 million in 2023, then rose by 2.56% to $40.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 22.5% to $31.0 million in 2025, then surged by 32.26% to $41.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LIN's Share-based Compensation at $41.0 million in Q1 2026, $31.0 million in Q4 2025, and $45.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 41.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 29.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 27.10 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.90 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 16.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 16.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 8.39 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 42.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 39.00 Mn