Linde (LIN) Tax Provisions (2018 - 2026)
Linde (LIN) posted Tax Provisions of $449 million for Q3 2026, up 5.9% from $424 million a year earlier but down 26.4% from the prior quarter.
Linde (LIN) Tax Provisions (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Linde was $2.11 billion, up 3.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.99 billion, down 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Linde's Tax Provisions was $2 billion in FY2024 (+10.4%), $1.81 billion in FY2023 (+26.5%), $1.43 billion in FY2022 (+13.6%) and $1.26 billion in FY2021 (+49.0%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has run from a low of $286 million in Q2 2022 to a high of $610 million in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 53.1%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 14.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $610 million (Q2 2026), $571 million (Q1 2026) and $481 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 449.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 222.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 242.50 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -515.40 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 187.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 51.50 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 449.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 610.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 571.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 481.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 424.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 573.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 511.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 533.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 498.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 508.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 463.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 459.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 487.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 438.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 430.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 388.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 391.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 286.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 369.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 339.00 Mn |
Linde Tax Provisions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "ticker": "LIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();