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) Free cash flow
Linde PLC's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $5.1B, unchanged from fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $5.0B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.2B (fiscal 2015) to $6.6B (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. Linde PLC ranks 1st of 59 Specialty Chemicals companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.1B | 3.31% |
| FY2024 | $4.9B | (10.73%) |
| FY2023 | $5.5B | (3.04%) |
| FY2022 | $5.7B | (14.28%) |
| FY2021 | $6.6B | 64.78% |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | 65.33% |
| FY2019 | $2.4B | 37.61% |
| FY2018 | $1.8B | 2.37% |
| FY2017 | $1.7B | 30.66% |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | 14.73% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $833.0M | (7.24%) |
| Mar 2026 | $898.0M | (42.88%) |
| Dec 2025 | $1.6B | (5.98%) |
| Sep 2025 | $1.7B | 75.26% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| LIN Linde PLC | $5.0B |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | $3.2B |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | $1.9B |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | $1.7B |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | $1.4B |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | $756.5M |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | $702.0M |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | $557.0M |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −$108.2M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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