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Linde Plc

NASDAQ: LIN · USD

Linde Plc cash flow and EPS85

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$3,305M
Linde Plc capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2019 Q132.92% · $843MUnavailable28.31% · $725M18.63% · $477M20.15% · $516M100% · $2,561M
FY 2019 Q232.53% · $865MUnavailable19.74% · $525M17.83% · $474M29.9% · $795M100% · $2,659M
FY 2019 Q340.45% · $959MUnavailable28.85% · $684M19.87% · $471M10.84% · $257M100% · $2,371M
FY 2019 Q445.66% · $1,015MUnavailable32.57% · $724M21.1% · $469M0.67% · $15M100% · $2,223M
FY 2020 Q125.13% · $803MUnavailable57.21% · $1,828M15.99% · $511M1.66% · $53M100% · $3,195M
FY 2020 Q259.59% · $783MUnavailable0% · $0M38.51% · $506M1.9% · $25M100% · $1,314M
FY 2020 Q326.24% · $787MUnavailable6.74% · $202M16.87% · $506M50.15% · $1,504M100% · $2,999M
FY 2020 Q433.58% · $1,027MUnavailable13.96% · $427M16.51% · $505M35.94% · $1,099M100% · $3,058M
FY 2021 Q133.87% · $762M0.44% · $10M38.58% · $868M24.58% · $553M2.53% · $57M100% · $2,250M
FY 2021 Q222.62% · $744M0.64% · $21M36.91% · $1,214M16.69% · $549M23.14% · $761M100% · $3,289M
FY 2021 Q330.13% · $741M0% · $0M47.54% · $1,169M22.2% · $546M0.12% · $3M100% · $2,459M
FY 2021 Q424.35% · $839M1.65% · $57M39.51% · $1,361M15.7% · $541M18.78% · $647M100% · $3,445M
FY 2022 Q115.57% · $649M1.03% · $43M41.23% · $1,719M14.2% · $592M27.97% · $1,166M100% · $4,169M
FY 2022 Q223.18% · $826M0.17% · $6M45.17% · $1,610M16.41% · $585M15.07% · $537M100% · $3,564M
FY 2022 Q329.59% · $762M2.37% · $61M44.62% · $1,149M22.56% · $581M0.85% · $22M100% · $2,575M
FY 2022 Q441.2% · $936M0% · $0M30.37% · $690M25.79% · $586M2.64% · $60M100% · $2,272M
FY 2023 Q122.64% · $829M22.07% · $808M23.46% · $859M17.02% · $623M14.8% · $542M100% · $3,661M
FY 2023 Q224.44% · $859M0.74% · $26M25.83% · $908M17.72% · $623M31.27% · $1,099M100% · $3,515M
FY 2023 Q334.55% · $948M0.29% · $8M42.2% · $1,158M22.59% · $620M0.36% · $10M100% · $2,744M
FY 2023 Q439.12% · $1,151M3.77% · $111M35.11% · $1,033M20.94% · $616M1.05% · $31M100% · $2,942M
FY 2024 Q131.12% · $1,048M0% · $0M30.91% · $1,041M19.86% · $669M18.11% · $610M100% · $3,368M
FY 2024 Q230.32% · $1,133M4.07% · $152M38.53% · $1,440M17.8% · $665M9.29% · $347M100% · $3,737M
FY 2024 Q343.8% · $1,066M0.94% · $23M27.4% · $667M27.2% · $662M0.66% · $16M100% · $2,434M
FY 2024 Q433.63% · $1,250M3.82% · $142M35.89% · $1,334M17.73% · $659M8.93% · $332M100% · $3,717M
FY 2025 Q130.14% · $1,270M2.66% · $112M26.37% · $1,111M16.81% · $708M24.02% · $1,012M100% · $4,213M
FY 2025 Q232.54% · $1,257M4.09% · $158M28.76% · $1,111M18.22% · $704M16.39% · $633M100% · $3,863M
FY 2025 Q341.19% · $1,276M3.97% · $123M31.92% · $989M22.63% · $701M0.29% · $9M100% · $3,098M
FY 2025 Q434.81% · $1,458M0.45% · $19M33.18% · $1,390M16.66% · $698M14.9% · $624M100% · $4,189M
FY 2026 Q135.54% · $1,342M4.05% · $153M21.37% · $807M19.62% · $741M19.41% · $733M100% · $3,776M
FY 2026 Q243.51% · $1,438M7.02% · $232M26.35% · $871M22.33% · $738M0.79% · $26M100% · $3,305M
Dec 31, 2018 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$2,271M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$1,438M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$833M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

—

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

SBC / operating cash flow

%

—

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$4.15

Quarterly data

Linde Plc cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 20262,2711,438833————$4.15
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 20262,2401,342898————$3.98
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 20253,0301,4581,572—————
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 20252,9481,2761,672————$4.09
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 20252,2111,257954————$3.73
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 20252,1611,270891————$3.51
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 20242,8091,2501,559—————
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 20242,7311,0661,665————$3.22
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 20241,9291,133796————$3.44
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 20241,9541,048906————$3.35
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20232,7271,1511,576—————
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 20232,5209481,572362.29%1.43%—$3.19
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 20232,1508591,291362.79%1.67%—$3.19
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 20231,9088291,079302.78%1.57%—$3.06
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 20222,0959361,159292.5%1.38%——
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 20222,6367621,874271.44%1.02%—$2.54
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 20222,1338261,307171.3%0.8%—$0.74
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 20222,0006491,351342.52%1.7%—$2.3
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 20213,2338392,394331.38%1.02%——
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 20212,5567411,815321.76%1.25%—$1.88
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 20211,8277441,083343.14%1.86%—$1.6
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 20212,1097621,347292.15%1.38%—$1.86
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 20202,4341,0271,407292.06%1.19%——
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 20201,8847871,097292.64%1.54%—$1.32
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 20201,764783981323.26%1.81%—$0.87
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 20201,347803544437.9%3.19%—$1.07
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 20192,1741,0151,159312.67%1.43%——
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 20191,872959913262.85%1.39%—$1.35
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 20191,0058651402215.71%2.19%—$0.96
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 20191,068843225167.11%1.5%—$0.94
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · LIN, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.