Linde PLC
LIN Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Linde PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $34.0 billion, up 2.97% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.35%, EPS grew 11.2%, free cash flow fell 12.7% and total debt rose 8.07%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Linde PLC (LIN) Debt to equity
Linde PLC's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.7×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.7×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3× (fiscal 2018) to 1.9× (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.5× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.2×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.7× | 24.01% |
| FY2024 | 0.5× | 16.16% |
| FY2023 | 0.5× | 8.91% |
| FY2022 | 0.4× | 38.47% |
| FY2021 | 0.3× | (4.05%) |
| FY2020 | 0.3× | 20.30% |
| FY2019 | 0.3× | 1.08% |
| FY2018 | 0.3× | (80.61%) |
| FY2017 | 1.4× | (20.96%) |
| FY2016 | 1.7× | (9.20%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.7× | 5.04% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.7× | (3.34%) |
| Dec 2025 | 0.7× | 5.01% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.6× | (0.23%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 0.4× |
| LIN Linde PLC | 0.7× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 1.2× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 3.1× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.5× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.2× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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