Linde (LIN) Treasury Stock (2017 - 2026)
Linde's Treasury Shares came in at 31.68 million for Q3 2026, up 33.0% from 23.82 million a year earlier and up 6.4% from the prior quarter.
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Linde (LIN) Treasury Stock (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Linde's Treasury Shares was 27.09 million, up 54.5% from FY2024.
- Treasury Shares carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Treasury Shares was 17.53 million in FY2024 (+110.7%), 8.32 million in FY2023 (-86.0%), 59.56 million in FY2022 (+37.4%) and 43.33 million in FY2021 (+50.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Treasury Shares since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Treasury Shares has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 62.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Treasury Shares over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 370.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 98.9%).
- Business Quant data shows LIN's Treasury Shares at 29.79 million (Q2 2026), 28.17 million (Q1 2026) and 27.09 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Stock (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 13.86 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 21.44 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 15.43 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 654.20 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 171.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.81 Bn |
API Access
Linde Treasury Stock 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=treasury-shares&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "treasury-shares", "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=treasury-shares&ticker=LIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();