Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Linde plc, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Accounts payable 2,659 2,810 2,646 2,593 2,446 2,507 2,845 2,859 2,885 3,020 2,750 2,977 2,941 2,995 3,067 3,360 3,387 3,503 3,069 3,143 2,945
Short-term debt 4,822 4,510 4,962 4,879 4,465 4,223 3,509 3,326 4,046 4,713 3,849 3,018 5,337 4,117 3,179 3,215 2,549 1,163 2,895 3,681 3,276
Current portion of long-term debt 1,636 1,796 2,371 1,340 1,824 2,057 1,278 1,261 1,046 1,263 922 944 1,696 1,599 1,551 1,651 1,074 1,709 2,293 1,827 2,524
Contract liabilities 1,168 1,231 1,279 1,261 1,196 1,194 1,727 1,767 1,827 1,901 1,985 3,246 3,070 3,073 2,902 2,933 3,035 2,940 2,213 1,787 1,863
Other current liabilities 5,106 4,851 4,934 4,641 4,554 4,563 4,690 4,291 4,585 4,820 4,656 4,367 4,741 4,695 4,362 4,136 4,461 4,328 4,288 4,238 4,419
Current liabilities 15,391 15,198 16,192 14,714 14,485 14,544 14,049 13,504 14,389 15,717 14,162 14,552 17,785 16,479 15,061 15,295 14,506 13,643 14,758 14,676 15,027
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 19,859 20,683 18,592 19,701 17,608 15,343 17,475 16,931 15,227 13,397 13,232 13,528 11,744 12,198 10,608 11,177 12,833 11,335 11,539 9,984 9,950
Other long-term liabilities 10,973 11,195 11,123 11,677 11,148 10,772 10,419 10,229 10,502 10,602 10,195 9,390 9,443 9,594 9,715 10,373 11,038 11,186 12,157 12,457 12,383
Long-term liabilities 30,832 31,878 29,715 31,378 28,756 26,115 27,894 27,160 25,729 23,999 23,427 22,918 21,187 21,792 20,323 21,550 23,871 22,521 23,696 22,441 22,333
Total liabilities 46,223 47,076 45,907 46,092 43,241 40,659 41,943 40,664 40,118 39,716 37,589 37,470 38,972 38,271 35,384 36,845 38,377 36,164 38,454 37,117 37,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Ordinary shares, €0.001 par value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 39,177 39,430 39,405 39,411 39,408 39,603 39,573 39,560 39,570 39,812 39,803 39,797 39,859 40,005 40,011 39,978 39,972 40,180 40,220 40,200 40,192
Retained earnings 17,639 16,608 15,796 14,595 13,545 12,634 11,585 10,721 9,708 8,845 7,940 7,024 6,092 20,541 19,845 19,159 19,387 18,710 18,240 17,820 17,563
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,147) (6,233) (6,409) (6,250) (6,768) (6,894) (6,059) (6,794) (6,528) (5,805) (6,676) (5,899) (5,810) (5,782) (8,094) (6,466) (4,938) (5,048) (5,618) (4,908) (5,345)
Treasury shares, at cost (12,104) (11,561) (10,177) (9,242) (8,154) (7,252) (5,927) (5,309) (3,922) (3,133) (2,169) (1,011) (171) (14,737) (14,135) (12,998) (11,459) (9,808) (8,520) (7,336) (6,201)
Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity 38,566 38,245 38,616 38,515 38,032 38,092 39,173 38,179 38,829 39,720 38,898 39,911 39,970 40,028 37,628 39,674 42,963 44,035 44,323 45,777 46,210
Noncontrolling interests 1,513 1,483 1,457 1,458 1,418 1,383 1,417 1,359 1,387 1,362 1,327 1,324 1,353 1,346 1,298 1,353 1,414 1,393 1,401 1,438 1,410
Total equity 40,079 39,728 40,073 39,973 39,450 39,475 40,590 39,538 40,216 41,082 40,225 41,235 41,323 41,374 38,926 41,027 44,377 45,428 45,724 47,215 47,620
Total liabilities and equity 86,315 86,817 85,993 86,078 82,704 80,147 82,546 80,215 80,347 80,811 77,827 78,718 80,308 79,658 74,323 77,885 82,767 81,605 84,191 84,345 84,993

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The financial position over the analyzed period is characterized by a strategic shift in capital structure, marked by a significant increase in long-term leverage and a general compression of total shareholders' equity. While total liabilities and equity remained relatively stable, fluctuating between approximately 74 billion and 86 billion US dollars, the internal composition shifted toward a higher reliance on debt financing.

Liability Trends and Debt Profile
Total liabilities exhibited a steady upward trajectory, rising from 37.36 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 46.22 billion US dollars by March 2026. This growth was primarily driven by long-term debt, which nearly doubled from 9.95 billion US dollars to 19.86 billion US dollars over the period. Current liabilities showed more volatility, peaking at 17.79 billion US dollars in March 2023, largely due to spikes in short-term debt, which reached a high of 5.34 billion US dollars in the same quarter before stabilizing between 4.0 billion and 4.8 billion US dollars in the final year of the data.
Equity Dynamics and Capital Adjustments
Total equity experienced a general decline, moving from 47.62 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 40.08 billion US dollars by March 2026. A significant structural adjustment occurred between December 2022 and March 2023, where retained earnings dropped sharply from 20.54 billion US dollars to 6.09 billion US dollars, coinciding with a drastic reduction in treasury shares from negative 14.74 billion US dollars to negative 171 million US dollars. Following this event, retained earnings showed a consistent quarterly recovery, climbing back to 17.64 billion US dollars by March 2026, while treasury shares again expanded to negative 12.10 billion US dollars, indicating a resumed program of share repurchases.
Solvency and Financial Risk Observations
The balance sheet reflects an increasing debt-to-equity orientation. The expansion of long-term liabilities, combined with the overall reduction in shareholders' equity, indicates an increase in financial leverage. This is further evidenced by the rise in total liabilities relative to total equity, which shifted from a position of equity strength in early 2021 to a more leveraged position by early 2026. Other long-term liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a range of 9.4 billion to 12.4 billion US dollars, confirming that the primary driver of liability growth was formal debt issuance.

AI Ask an analyst for more