Growth Metrics

Linde (LIN) Shares Repurchased (2018 - 2026)

Linde recorded quarterly Shares Repurchased of $807.0 million in Q1 2026, down 41.94% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 27.36% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025.

Linde's Shares Repurchased history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $807.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased fell 27.36% year-over-year to $807.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.3 billion (down 5.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.6 billion, up 2.66% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $807.0 million for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $667.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Shares Repurchased.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Repurchased jumped 98.04% in 2022 and slumped 50.03% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Shares Repurchased stood at $690.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 49.71% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 29.14% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 4.2% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 41.94% to $807.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Repurchased over the past three periods registered $807.0 million, $1.4 billion, and $989.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 807.00 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 575.60 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 409.20 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 96.00 Mn
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 -
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 35.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 807.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 807.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 989.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 989.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 667.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 667.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 908.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 908.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 859.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 859.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 690.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 690.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 868.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 868.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 427.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 427.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 202.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 202.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 724.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 724.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 684.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 684.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 525.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 525.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 725.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 725.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 597.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 597.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.00 Mn