Linde PLC (LIN) stock
LINNasdaqIndustrial Inorganic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 14/3026% above fair value
$522.49−4.06 (-0.77%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $239.87BP/E 34.7Yield 1.15%
Linde profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
Linde's profit margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 19.3%. For fiscal 2025 it was 20.3%, against 19.9% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 29.5% in fiscal 2018.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 20.3% | +0.4 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 19.9% | +1.0 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 18.9% | +6.4 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 12.4% | +0.0 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 12.4% | +3.2 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 9.2% | +1.1 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 8.1% | −21.4 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 29.5% | +18.6 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 11.0% | −3.3 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 14.2% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 18.0% | −4.4 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 20.8% | −0.0 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 21.1% | +0.5 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 17.5% | −3.4 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 22.4% | +3.8 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 20.8% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 20.6% | +0.5 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 20.8% | +2.2 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 18.5% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 20.1% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 20.1% | +1.6 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 18.6% | +1.8 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 19.2% | +4.7 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 19.2% | +14.8 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 18.5% | +4.2 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 16.8% | +4.4 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 14.5% | +1.7 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 4.4% | −6.7 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 14.3% | +0.8 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 12.4% | +1.8 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 12.8% | +2.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 11.1% | +3.9 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 13.5% | +5.0 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 10.6% | +3.4 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 10.2% | −0.3 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 7.2% | −0.1 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 8.5% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 7.2% | −44.1 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 10.5% | −4.8 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 7.2% | −8.5 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 7.4% | −8.0 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 51.3% | +50.2 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 15.3% | +1.0 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 15.8% | +1.4 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 15.5% | +1.2 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1.1% | – |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 14.3% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 14.3% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 14.3% | – |
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