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

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) came in at $466.3 million in Q1 2026, down 2.09% year-on-year from $476.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.24% quarter-over-quarter from $472.2 million in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $466.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 came in at $466.3 million, down 2.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $466.3 million (down 2.09% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $485.6 million (2024), against an average of $488.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 3.42% in 2022 and fell 1.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $504.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 2.33% to $492.3 million in 2023, then fell by 2.07% to $482.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 2.05% to $472.2 million in 2025, then fell by 1.24% to $466.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $466.3 million (Q1 2026), $472.2 million (Q4 2025), and $473.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 248.10 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 222.90 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 257.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 412.80 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 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