Financing
Financing Cash Flow
Linde Financing Cash Flow decreased by 93.3% to -$1.97B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 407.2%, from -$388.00M to -$1.97B.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
Metric ID:
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | -$2.15B | -$256.00M | $3.37B | $244.00M | -$2.00B | -$1.72B | -$764.00M | -$2.89B | -$964.00M | -$780.00M | -$668.00M | -$808.00M | -$1.27B | -$1.61B | -$388.00M | -$1.37B | -$1.78B | -$1.02B | -$1.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +88.1% | >999% | -92.8% | -920.9% | +14.1% | +55.6% | -278.5% | +66.7% | +19.1% | +14.4% | -21.0% | -57.5% | -26.5% | +75.9% | -252.1% | -30.5% | +42.9% | -93.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.6% | -571.9% | -413.1% | -44.4% | +44.0% | — | +12.6% | +72.1% | -32.1% | -106.4% | +41.9% | -69.1% | -40.0% | +36.8% | -407.2% |
Range-$2.89B – $3.37B
CAGR-1.9%
Avg YoY Growth-105.0%
Median YoY Growth-36.0%
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Linde's financing cash flow?
- Linde (LIN) reported financing cash flow of -$1.97B in Q1 2026.
- How has Linde's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Linde's financing cash flow decreased by 407.2% year-over-year, from -$388.00M to -$1.97B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.