Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2016 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $466.3 million in Q1 2026, down 1.24% quarter-over-quarter from $472.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 2.09% year-over-year from $476.3 million in Q1 2025.

Linde's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $466.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 2.09% year-over-year to $466.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $466.3 million (down 2.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $472.2 million, down 2.05% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) came in at $466.3 million for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $472.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $511.4 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $466.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $488.5 million and a median of $485.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) retreated 3.42% in 2022 and retreated 1.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $504.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 2.33% to $492.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 2.07% to $482.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 2.05% to $472.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.24% to $466.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over the past three periods registered $466.3 million, $472.2 million, and $473.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 466.32 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 248.10 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 222.90 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 412.80 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 257.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 466.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 472.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 473.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 474.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 476.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 482.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 483.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 484.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 485.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 492.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 493.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 494.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 495.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 504.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 506.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 508.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 511.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 521.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 520.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 523.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 526.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 531.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 530.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 532.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 534.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 545.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 543.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 549.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 334.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 291.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 290.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 290.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 289.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 289.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 288.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 287.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 287.76 Mn