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) Operating cash flow
Linde PLC's operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $10.4B, up 9.84% from $9.4B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $10.5B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $2.7B (fiscal 2015) to $10.4B (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Operating cash flow has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Linde PLC ranks 1st of 59 Specialty Chemicals companies by operating cash flow.
Operating cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.4B | 9.84% |
| FY2024 | $9.4B | 1.27% |
| FY2023 | $9.3B | 4.98% |
| FY2022 | $8.9B | (8.85%) |
| FY2021 | $9.7B | 30.91% |
| FY2020 | $7.4B | 21.41% |
| FY2019 | $6.1B | 67.46% |
| FY2018 | $3.7B | 20.16% |
| FY2017 | $3.0B | 9.04% |
| FY2016 | $2.8B | 3.49% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $2.3B | 1.38% |
| Mar 2026 | $2.2B | (26.07%) |
| Dec 2025 | $3.0B | 2.78% |
| Sep 2025 | $2.9B | 33.33% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| LIN Linde PLC | $10.5B |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | $4.6B |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | $3.9B |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | $3.1B |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | $3.0B |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | $2.2B |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | $1.2B |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | $1.0B |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | $925.1M |
What Operating cash flow is
Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.
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