LIN Operating cash flow
Operating cash flow at Linde plc rose to $10.3B in fiscal 2025, the highest in the 5 years reported, from $9.4B in 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities, as filed.
SOURCE: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · EDGAR CompanyFacts · CIK 1707925 · EDGAR ↗ · FY2021–FY2025 · ANNUAL
History AS FILED · DERIVATION SHOWN WHERE DERIVED
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.3B | +$927M |
| FY2024 | $9.4B | +$118M |
| FY2023 | $9.3B | +$441M |
| FY2022 | $8.9B | $-861M |
| FY2021 | $9.7B | — |
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 →✗ 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
Operating cash flow across coverage → · LIN company view →
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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.