What is Linde's operating income?

Linde (LIN) reported operating income of $2.44B in Q1 2026.

How has Linde's operating income changed year-over-year?

Linde's operating income increased by 11.7% year-over-year, from $2.18B to $2.44B.

What is the long-term trend for Linde's operating income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Linde's operating income has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.98B to $8.92B.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Linde LIN Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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Americas$1.27B+11.9%

EMEA$784M+8.6%

APAC$477M+5.8%

Engineering$101M-11.4%

Other-$4M-129%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.8B+8.2%

Gross profit$4.3B+7.7%

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$239.93B+9.7%

Enterprise value$267.11B+9.2%

P/E33.9×+1.3×

P/S6.9×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.8%+0.5pp

Operating margin26.5%+0.1pp

Net margin20.4%+0.4pp

FCF margin14.7%-0.2pp

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

Reported directly by Linde in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: Linde (LIN) reported operating income of $2.44B in Q1 2026.
How has Linde's operating income changed year-over-year?: Linde's operating income increased by 11.7% year-over-year, from $2.18B to $2.44B.
What is the long-term trend for Linde's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Linde's operating income has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.98B to $8.92B.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.