Linde (LIN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.31% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.31%.
Linde
LIN
TTM buyback yield
2.31%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.31%
5Y share count change
-11.8%
TTM buyback spend
$4.60B
SBC coverage (TTM)
34.59x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 34.59x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.60B | $133.00M | $4.47B | 0.47B | -2.8% | 2.31% |
| 2024 | $4.48B | $0.00 | $4.48B | 0.48B | -2.1% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | $3.96B | $141.00M | $3.82B | 0.49B | -2.3% | 1.99% |
| 2022 | $5.17B | $107.00M | $5.06B | 0.50B | -3.4% | 3.21% |
| 2021 | $4.61B | $128.00M | $4.48B | 0.52B | -1.7% | 2.60% |
| 2020 | $2.46B | $133.00M | $2.32B | 0.53B | -2.6% | 1.78% |
| 2019 | $2.66B | $95.00M | $2.56B | 0.55B | 63.2% | 2.33% |
| 2018 | $599.00M | $62.00M | $537.00M | 0.33B | 15.6% | 0.84% |
| 2017 | $12.00M | $59.00M | −$47.00M | 0.29B | 0.5% | 0.03% |
| 2016 | $228.00M | $39.00M | $189.00M | 0.29B | -0.4% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | $725.00M | $30.00M | $695.00M | 0.29B | -2.2% | 2.48% |
| 2014 | $862.00M | $51.00M | $811.00M | 0.30B | -1.1% | 2.29% |
| 2013 | $590.00M | $70.00M | $520.00M | 0.30B | -1.0% | 1.54% |
| 2012 | $623.00M | $70.00M | $553.00M | 0.30B | -1.6% | 1.92% |
| 2011 | $937.00M | $62.00M | $875.00M | 0.31B | -1.5% | 2.93% |
| 2010 | $587.00M | $47.00M | $540.00M | 0.31B | -0.3% | 2.01% |
| 2009 | $236.00M | $39.00M | $197.00M | 0.31B | -1.9% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | $1.08B | $0.00 | $1.08B | 0.32B | -2.0% | 5.90% |
| 2007 | $959.00M | $0.00 | $959.00M | 0.32B | -1.4% | 3.42% |
| 2006 | $487.00M | $0.00 | $487.00M | 0.33B | -0.1% | 2.54% |
| 2005 | $396.00M | $0.00 | $396.00M | 0.33B | -0.5% | 2.31% |
| 2004 | $394.00M | $0.00 | $394.00M | 0.33B | 0.1% | 2.75% |
| 2003 | $271.00M | $0.00 | $271.00M | 0.33B | 0.5% | 2.17% |
| 2002 | $276.00M | $0.00 | $276.00M | 0.33B | 0.8% | 2.94% |
| 2001 | $76.00M | $0.00 | $76.00M | 0.33B | 1.5% | 0.85% |
| 2000 | $144.00M | $0.00 | $144.00M | 0.32B | -0.7% | — |
| 1999 | $73.00M | $0.00 | $73.00M | 0.32B | -0.7% | — |
| 1998 | $97.00M | $0.00 | $97.00M | 0.33B | -0.4% | — |
| 1997 | $137.00M | $0.00 | $137.00M | 0.33B | 3.2% | — |
| 1996 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | 0.32B | — | — |
| 1995 | $45.00M | $0.00 | $45.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $8.00M | $0.00 | $8.00M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $2.28B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Linde buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Linde (LIN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Linde spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $4.60B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Linde's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.31% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Linde's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.31% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Linde diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Linde's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -11.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).