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) Net margin
Linde PLC's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 20.4%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.09% (fiscal 2019) to 29.5% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.89% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.66%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.3% | 0.41 |
| FY2024 | 19.9% | 1.02 |
| FY2023 | 18.9% | 6.44 |
| FY2022 | 12.4% | 0.01 |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | 3.24 |
| FY2020 | 9.18% | 1.09 |
| FY2019 | 8.09% | (21.44) |
| FY2018 | 29.5% | 18.55 |
| FY2017 | 11.0% | (3.26) |
| FY2016 | 14.2% | (0.12) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 20.8% | (0.39) |
| Mar 2026 | 21.2% | 3.69 |
| Dec 2025 | 17.5% | (4.93) |
| Sep 2025 | 22.4% | 1.60 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| LIN Linde PLC | 20.4% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 11.0% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 9.57% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 8.63% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 2.56% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.79% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −0.38% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | −1.13% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.89% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.66% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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