Linde has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.1%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.6% per year. Linde's return on equity is 18.1%, and it has net margins of 20.4%.
Key information
17.06%
Earnings growth rate
19.15%
EPS growth rate
Chemicals Industry Growth
23.20%
Revenue growth rate
2.64%
Return on equity
18.09%
Net Margin
20.44%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Linde makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1LINUS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
34,655
7,082
3,313
147
31 Dec 25
33,986
6,898
3,204
147
30 Sep 25
33,504
7,093
3,149
151
30 Jun 25
33,245
6,714
3,087
152
31 Mar 25
33,017
6,611
3,067
150
31 Dec 24
33,005
6,565
3,147
150
30 Sep 24
33,025
6,383
3,172
150
30 Jun 24
32,824
6,398
3,167
149
31 Mar 24
32,761
6,310
3,164
148
31 Dec 23
32,854
6,199
3,131
146
30 Sep 23
32,451
5,984
3,044
143
30 Jun 23
33,093
5,692
2,988
142
31 Mar 23
33,346
4,489
2,909
144
31 Dec 22
33,364
4,147
2,870
143
30 Sep 22
33,763
3,843
2,902
145
30 Jun 22
32,634
3,548
2,933
146
31 Mar 22
31,761
4,016
2,997
143
31 Dec 21
30,793
3,821
2,997
143
30 Sep 21
29,767
3,566
3,015
143
30 Jun 21
28,954
3,287
2,996
143
31 Mar 21
27,747
2,905
2,938
143
31 Dec 20
27,243
2,497
3,016
152
30 Sep 20
27,051
2,235
3,079
163
30 Jun 20
27,196
2,264
3,202
171
31 Mar 20
28,023
2,319
3,347
182
31 Dec 19
28,228
2,183
3,425
184
30 Sep 19
26,949
4,546
3,310
177
30 Jun 19
22,957
4,279
2,758
156
31 Mar 19
18,797
4,246
2,207
135
31 Dec 18
14,836
4,273
1,625
113
30 Sep 18
11,988
1,436
1,236
95
30 Jun 18
11,902
1,394
1,242
95
31 Mar 18
11,692
1,320
1,240
94
31 Dec 17
11,358
1,247
1,203
93
30 Sep 17
11,128
1,620
1,160
92
30 Jun 17
10,922
1,540
1,145
91
31 Mar 17
10,753
1,533
1,146
92
31 Dec 16
10,534
1,500
1,154
92
30 Sep 16
10,485
1,516
1,148
92
30 Jun 16
10,455
1,578
1,138
93
31 Mar 16
10,528
1,487
1,127
92
31 Dec 15
10,776
1,547
1,152
93
30 Sep 15
11,171
1,427
1,197
94
30 Jun 15
11,629
1,503
1,243
96
Quality Earnings: 1LINUS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1LINUS's current net profit margins (20.4%) are higher than last year (20%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1LINUS's earnings have grown by 17.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1LINUS's earnings growth over the past year (7.1%) is below its 5-year average (17.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1LINUS earnings growth over the past year (7.1%) exceeded the Chemicals industry -36.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1LINUS's Return on Equity (18.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/11 05:48
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/11 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Linde plc is covered by 54 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.