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Operating Income for Linde (LIN)

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Metric

TTM

$9.98B

YoY change

+4.0%

5Y CAGR

+18.1%

Peak year (2025)

$8.94B

Operating Income history chart for Linde (LIN) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: $8.94B

Operating Income growth chart for Linde (LIN) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: +4.0%

Operating Income history table for Linde (LIN) from 1991 to 2025

  • 2025$8.94B+4.0%
  • 2024$8.60B+6.0%
  • 2023$8.11B+25.5%
  • 2022$6.46B+22.3%
  • 2021$5.28B+35.8%
  • 2020$3.89B+19.0%
  • 2019$3.27B+45.6%
  • 2018$2.24B-10.0%
  • 2017$2.49B+7.6%
  • 2016$2.31B-6.3%
  • 2015$2.47B-9.1%
  • 2014$2.72B+2.0%
  • 2013$2.66B+8.3%
  • 2012$2.46B-0.1%
  • 2011$2.46B+13.9%
  • 2010$2.16B+12.8%
  • 2009$1.92B-6.2%
  • 2008$2.04B+14.5%
  • 2007$1.78B+21.1%
  • 2006$1.47B+15.6%
  • 2005$1.27B+17.5%
  • 2004$1.08B+17.5%
  • 2003$922.00M-0.1%
  • 2002$923.00M+15.4%
  • 2001$800.00M+13.2%
  • 2000$707.00M-6.2%
  • 1999$754.00M-10.6%
  • 1998$843.00M+0.6%
  • 1997$838.00M+18.9%
  • 1996$705.00M+32.3%
  • 1995$533.00M+14.9%
  • 1994$464.00M+36.9%
  • 1993$339.00M-20.8%
  • 1992$428.00M+13.8%
  • 1991$376.00M—

Operating Income values are taken from Linde's reported income statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Income at Linde (LIN)

According to Linde's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $9.98B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Linde (LIN) operating income is $8.94B – edged up 4.0% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Linde operating income delivered a +18.1% annualised rate; sustaining 7 straight years of year-over-year growth.

$8.94B stands as the all-time-high annual operating income, posted in 2025, against a low of $339.00M during 1993.

Linde Operating Income by Year

Linde Operating Income 2025: $8.94B

Linde operating income in 2025 was $8.94B, edged up 4.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Linde Operating Income 2024: $8.60B

2024's operating income for Linde came in at $8.60B, grew 6.0% from 2023.

Linde Operating Income 2023: $8.11B

Linde posted operating income of $8.11B in 2023, grew 25.5% from 2022.

Linde Operating Income 2022: $6.46B

In 2022, Linde reported operating income of $6.46B, grew 22.3% from 2021.

Linde Operating Income 2021: $5.28B

Linde operating income in 2021 was $5.28B.

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