Income from continuing operations before equity method investments
Linde Income from continuing operations before equity method investments increased by 21.6% to $1.86B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.4%, from $1.67B to $1.86B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income from continuing operations before equity method investments shows an upward trend with a 15.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
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Higher values indicate stronger performance of the company's primary industrial gas operations.
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This metric measures the profitability of the company's core business operations before accounting for the performance o...
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lin_income_from_cont_ops_before_equity_methodHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $839.00M | $1.01B | $1.02B | $1.17B | $360.00M | $1.26B | $1.33B | $1.51B | $1.57B | $1.56B | $1.54B | $1.62B | $1.66B | $1.57B | $1.73B | $1.67B | $1.77B | $1.94B | $1.53B | $1.86B |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.1% | +0.8% | +14.8% | -69.1% | +249.2% | +5.5% | +14.0% | +3.6% | -0.4% | -1.5% | +5.2% | +2.4% | -5.4% | +10.5% | -3.5% | +6.2% | +9.2% | -21.0% | +21.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -57.1% | +24.7% | +30.5% | +29.6% | +335.0% | +24.1% | +15.9% | +7.0% | +5.7% | +0.3% | +12.6% | +3.2% | +7.1% | +23.7% | -11.6% | +11.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Linde's income from continuing operations before equity method investments?
- Linde (LIN) reported income from continuing operations before equity method investments of $1.86B in Q1 2026.
- How has Linde's income from continuing operations before equity method investments changed year-over-year?
- Linde's income from continuing operations before equity method investments increased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $1.67B to $1.86B.
- What is the long-term trend for Linde's income from continuing operations before equity method investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Linde's income from continuing operations before equity method investments has grown at a 15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.84B to $6.91B.
- What does income from continuing operations before equity method investments mean?
- Profit from core business activities excluding income from joint ventures and minority interests.