LINDE PLC (LIN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 464 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.00 USD per share.
LINDE PLC (LIN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 464 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.00 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 9.56 M shares on a net basis. Since 2017 the share count has grown by 60.4 %. The dividend per share was 6.00 USD, up 7.9 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 2.81 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 10 fiscal years, from 2016 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 289M | 547M | 534M | 523M | 509M | 492M | 482M | 473M | 464M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 1.36M | 258M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.47 % | 47.17 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | -12.9M | -11.1M | -14.6M | -16.2M | -10.0M | -9.21M | -9.56M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.41 % | -2.12 % | -2.87 % | -3.29 % | -2.08 % | -1.95 % | -2.06 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 1.36M | 258M | -12.9M | -11.1M | -14.6M | -16.2M | -10.0M | -9.21M | -9.56M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 0.47 % | 47.17 % | -2.41 % | -2.12 % | -2.87 % | -3.29 % | -2.08 % | -1.95 % | -2.06 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 3.15 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.85 | 4.24 | 4.68 | 5.10 | 5.56 | 6.00 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 72.25 % | 26.61 % | 82.76 % | 81.09 % | 57.21 % | 56.52 % | 40.04 % | 40.44 % | 40.75 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.90B | 1.17B | 1.89B | 2.03B | 2.19B | 2.34B | 2.48B | 2.66B | 2.81B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.03 % | 2.11 % | 1.65 % | 1.48 % | 1.23 % | 1.44 % | 1.24 % | 1.31 % | 1.41 % |
Figures in USD
