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

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $41.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.38% year-on-year from $42.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.26% quarter-over-quarter from $31.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Linde has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $41.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $41.0 million, down 2.38% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $163.0 million (down 0.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $38.0 million (2024), against an average of $36.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 50.0% in 2022 and soared 111.76% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Share-based Compensation stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 34.48% to $39.0 million in 2023, then gained by 2.56% to $40.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 22.5% to $31.0 million in 2025, then soared by 32.26% to $41.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $41.0 million (Q1 2026), $31.0 million (Q4 2025), and $45.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 29.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 27.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.90 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 16.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 7.88 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