Linde Total Equity decreased by 4.6% to $38.25B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.4%, from $38.09B to $38.25B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Equity shows a downward trend with a -4.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase typically signals strong profitability and retained earnings growth, while a decrease may indicate aggressive share buybacks, dividends, or net losses.
Total stockholders' equity represents the residual interest in the company's assets after deducting all liabilities, ref...
Peer technology firms like Apple or Alphabet often show high equity balances driven by massive retained earnings, though these are frequently offset by large-scale share repurchase programs.
total_stockholders_equity| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $47.22B | $45.72B | $44.04B | $44.38B | $41.03B | $38.93B | $40.03B | $41.32B | $41.24B | $40.23B | $39.72B | $40.22B | $39.54B | $40.59B | $38.09B | $39.45B | $39.97B | $40.07B | $38.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.2% | -3.7% | +0.8% | -7.5% | -5.1% | +2.8% | +3.2% | -0.2% | -2.4% | -1.3% | +1.2% | -1.7% | +2.7% | -6.2% | +3.6% | +1.3% | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.1% | -14.9% | -9.1% | -6.9% | +0.5% | +3.3% | -0.8% | -2.7% | -4.1% | +0.9% | -4.1% | -1.9% | +1.1% | -1.3% | +0.4% |
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