LIN Free cash flow
Free cash flow at Linde plc rose to $5.1B in fiscal 2025, from $4.9B in 2024.
Not a GAAP measure. Derived here as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, both as filed; the arithmetic is shown in the table.
SOURCE: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities + us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · EDGAR CompanyFacts · CIK 1707925 · EDGAR ↗ · FY2021–FY2025 · ANNUAL
History AS FILED · DERIVATION SHOWN WHERE DERIVED
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.3B | −$5.3B | $5.1B |
| FY2024 | $9.4B | −$4.5B | $4.9B |
| FY2023 | $9.3B | −$3.8B | $5.5B |
| FY2022 | $8.9B | −$3.2B | $5.7B |
| FY2021 | $9.7B | −$3.1B | $6.6B |
Cross-checks touching this measure FROM THE FILING REVIEW
✓ MATCHESoperating cash flow
Every quoted figure reconciles to the filed lines: $10,350 million against net cash provided by operating activities; $927 million against net cash provided by operating activities.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →◐ PARTLYcapital allocation
2 of 4 quoted figures reconcile ($5,261 million against capital expenditure; $2,811 million against dividends paid); $2,911 million, $4,578 million does not map to a filed line on this page — carried as partly supported.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →◐ PARTLYcapital expenditure geographic allocation
The quoted figures do not map one-for-one onto a filed line on this page; carried as partly supported.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✗ RED FLAGCapital returned vs free cash flow
Capital returned exceeded free cash flow (1.46×). Above 1.2× in two of three years. Management's own account touching these lines appears in the "operating cash flow" claim on this page (confirmed); this page has not independently verified it.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANCash conversion stability
OCF ÷ NI ran 1.47× · 1.40× · 1.47× across three years — swing 0.07×, inside the 1.00× threshold.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANStock compensation in cash flow
Share-based compensation is 1.6% of operating cash flow (threshold 15%).
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →More SAME DATA, OTHER VIEWS
Free cash flow across coverage → · LIN company view →
Revenue · Net income · Operating cash flow · Capital expenditure · Cash & equivalents · Total assets · Shareholders' equity · Total debt · Return on equity · Days sales outstanding
Not investment advice. Every figure on this page is an XBRL fact from the issuer's own SEC filings or an arithmetic over such facts with the method shown. No forecast is made; no posture is expressed.