Latest headcount
65,177
YoY change
-0.2%
Headcount CAGR
-3.0%
Revenue / employee
$521K
Employee count history for Linde
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 80,820 |
| 2019 | 79,886 |
| 2020 | 74,207 |
| 2021 | 72,327 |
| 2022 | 65,010 |
| 2023 | 66,323 |
| 2024 | 65,289 |
| 2025 | 65,177 |
Revenue per employee for Linde
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $184K |
| 2019 | $353K |
| 2020 | $367K |
| 2021 | $426K |
| 2022 | $513K |
| 2023 | $495K |
| 2024 | $506K |
| 2025 | $521K |
Earnings per employee for Linde
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $54.2K |
| 2019 | $28.6K |
| 2020 | $33.7K |
| 2021 | $52.9K |
| 2022 | $63.8K |
| 2023 | $93.5K |
| 2024 | $101K |
| 2025 | $106K |
Employee count history for Linde (LIN)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202565,177-0.2%
- 202465,289-1.6%
- 202366,323+2.0%
- 202265,010-10.1%
- 202172,327-2.5%
- 202074,207-7.1%
- 201979,886-1.2%
- 201880,820—
About Linde's employee count
Linde (LIN) employed 65,177 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -112 (-0.2%) from 65,289 a year earlier.
Across the 2018–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 80,820 to 65,177 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -3.0% per year.
Linde generated about $521K of revenue and $106K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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