Growth Metrics

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

Linde recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $41.0 million in Q1 2026, up 32.26% quarter-over-quarter from $31.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 2.38% year-over-year from $42.0 million in Q1 2025.

Linde's Share-based Compensation history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $41.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 2.38% year-over-year to $41.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $163.0 million (down 0.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $164.0 million, up 2.5% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $41.0 million for Q1 2026 at Linde, up 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 tumbled 50.0% in 2022 and jumped 111.76% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Share-based Compensation stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then surged by 34.48% to $39.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.56% to $40.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 22.5% to $31.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 32.26% to $41.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $41.0 million, $31.0 million, and $45.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 41.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 29.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 27.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.90 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 7.88 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 16.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Sep 30, 2023 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 36.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 4.00 Mn