Latest period
466M
YoY change
-2.8%
5Y CAGR
-2.5%
Peak year (FY2019)
545M
Latest annual
469M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Linde (LIN) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 469M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Linde (LIN) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -2.8%
Shares Outstanding history table for Linde (LIN) from 1991 to 2025
| FY2025 | 469M | -2.8% | -13.4M | ||
| FY2024 | 482M | -2.1% | -10.2M | ||
| FY2023 | 492M | -2.3% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2022 | 504M | -3.4% | -17.8M | ||
| FY2021 | 522M | -1.7% | -9.28M | ||
| FY2020 | 531M | -2.6% | -14M | ||
| FY2019 | 545M | +63.2% | +211M | ||
| FY2018 | 334M | +15.6% | +45M | ||
| FY2017 | 289M | +0.5% | +1.36M | ||
| FY2016 | 288M | -0.4% | -1.3M | ||
| FY2015 | 289M | -2.2% | -6.55M | ||
| FY2014 | 296M | -1.1% | -3.36M | ||
| FY2013 | 299M | -1.0% | -2.88M | ||
| FY2012 | 302M | -1.6% | -4.88M | ||
| FY2011 | 307M | -1.5% | -4.67M | ||
| FY2010 | 311M | -0.3% | -987K | ||
| FY2009 | 312M | -1.9% | -5.92M | ||
| FY2008 | 318M | -2.0% | -6.54M | ||
| FY2007 | 325M | -1.4% | -4.45M | ||
| FY2006 | 329M | -0.1% | -392K | ||
| FY2005 | 330M | -0.5% | -1.72M | ||
| FY2004 | 331M | +0.1% | +412K | ||
| FY2003 | 331M | +0.5% | +1.5M | ||
| FY2002 | 329M | +0.8% | +2.48M | ||
| FY2001 | 327M | +1.5% | +4.83M | ||
| FY2000 | 322M | -0.7% | -2.26M | ||
| FY1999 | 324M | -0.7% | -2.27M | ||
| FY1998 | 327M | -0.4% | -1.39M | ||
| FY1997 | 328M | +3.2% | +10M | ||
| FY1996 | 318M | +10.3% | +29.8M | ||
| FY1995 | 288M | +3.0% | +8.31M | ||
| FY1994 | 280M | +3.2% | +8.72M | ||
| FY1993 | 271M | +4.0% | +10.4M | ||
| FY1992 | 261M | +2.4% | +6.11M | ||
| FY1991 | 255M | — | — |
- FY2025469M-2.8%
- FY2024482M-2.1%
- FY2023492M-2.3%
- FY2022504M-3.4%
- FY2021522M-1.7%
- FY2020531M-2.6%
- FY2019545M+63.2%
- FY2018334M+15.6%
- FY2017289M+0.5%
- FY2016288M-0.4%
- FY2015289M-2.2%
- FY2014296M-1.1%
- FY2013299M-1.0%
- FY2012302M-1.6%
- FY2011307M-1.5%
- FY2010311M-0.3%
- FY2009312M-1.9%
- FY2008318M-2.0%
- FY2007325M-1.4%
- FY2006329M-0.1%
- FY2005330M-0.5%
- FY2004331M+0.1%
- FY2003331M+0.5%
- FY2002329M+0.8%
- FY2001327M+1.5%
- FY2000322M-0.7%
- FY1999324M-0.7%
- FY1998327M-0.4%
- FY1997328M+3.2%
- FY1996318M+10.3%
- FY1995288M+3.0%
- FY1994280M+3.2%
- FY1993271M+4.0%
- FY1992261M+2.4%
- FY1991255M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Linde (LIN)
According to Linde's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 466M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual diluted shares outstanding for Linde (LIN) came in at 469M – edged down 2.8% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Linde diluted shares outstanding delivered a -2.5% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Linde diluted shares outstanding peaked at 545M in 2019; the latest annual figure is 469M in 2025 (14.0% below peak).
545M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2019, against a low of 255M during 1991.
Linde Shares Outstanding by Year
Linde Shares Outstanding 2025: 469M
Linde diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 469M, edged down 2.8% below 2024.
Linde Shares Outstanding 2024: 482M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Linde came in at 482M, edged down 2.1% below 2023.
Linde Shares Outstanding 2023: 492M
Linde posted diluted shares outstanding of 492M in 2023, edged down 2.3% below 2022.
Linde Shares Outstanding 2022: 504M
In 2022, Linde reported diluted shares outstanding of 504M, edged down 3.4% below 2021.
Linde Shares Outstanding 2021: 522M
Linde diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 522M.
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