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Linde LIN Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.8B+8.3%
Gross profit$4.3B+7.7%
Operating income$2.4B+11.7%
Net income$1.9B+11.0%
EPS (diluted)$3.98+13.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.0B-25.2%
Total debt$31.1B+9.8%
Total equity$38.6B+1.4%
Total assets$86.3B+4.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.2B+3.7%
CapEx$1.3B+5.7%
Free cash flow$898.0M+0.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$238.5B+4.3%
Enterprise value$265.68B+5.6%
P/E33.7×-0.9×
P/S6.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.8%+0.5pp
Operating margin26.5%+0.1pp
Net margin20.4%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.5%+1.3pp
Debt / equity0.8×+0.1×
Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Linde’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=14.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Linde’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Linde's free cash flow margin?
Linde (LIN) reported free cash flow margin of 14.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Linde's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Linde's free cash flow margin decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from 14.9% to 14.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Linde's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Linde's free cash flow margin has grown at a -5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 75% to 60.2%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.