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LIN Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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LINLinde plc
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- Risk resilience63
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LIN Dividend answer
Linde plc (LIN) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 1.24%, or $6.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.23%, from $6.30 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $1.60 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 3, 2026. Payment date: Dec 17, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $1.60 per share.
LIN Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next LIN Dividend Date
When LIN next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next LIN dividend
LIN's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest LIN Dividend Dates
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LIN Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
LIN Annual Dividend History
LIN Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $1.60, event yield 1.29%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 9.27%
- Cohort rank
- #118
- Cohort standing
- Top half
- Basic Materials rank
- #8
- 2020 regular DPS
- $3.852
- 2025 regular DPS
- $6.000
- Absolute change
- $2.148
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
LIN's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 9.27% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #118 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
LIN Dividend Yield
How LIN's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
LIN's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent LIN dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $1.60 | $1.60 | 1.29% | Quarterly | $6.30 | Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $1.60 | $1.60 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $6.20 | Apr 27, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $1.60 | $1.60 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $6.10 | Feb 24, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $1.50 | $1.50 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $6.00 | Oct 27, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | $1.50 | $1.50 | 1.25% | Quarterly | $5.89 | Jul 29, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
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| Jun 4, 2025 | $1.50 | $1.50 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $5.78 | Apr 28, 2025 | Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | $1.50 | $1.50 | 1.25% | Quarterly | $5.67 | Feb 25, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | $1.39 | $1.39 | 1.21% | Quarterly | $5.56 | Oct 28, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | $1.39 | $1.39 | 1.15% | Quarterly | $5.45 | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | $1.39 | $1.39 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $5.33 | Apr 29, 2024 | Jun 4, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | $1.39 | $1.39 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $5.22 | Feb 27, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $5.10 | Oct 23, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 1.28% | Quarterly | $4.99 | Jul 24, 2023 | Sep 5, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 1.38% | Quarterly | $4.89 | Apr 24, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 1.43% | Quarterly | $4.79 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | $1.17 | $1.17 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $4.68 | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $1.17 | $1.17 | 1.64% | Quarterly | $4.57 | Jul 25, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | $1.17 | $1.17 | 1.34% | Quarterly | $4.46 | Apr 27, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | $1.17 | $1.17 | 1.53% | Quarterly | $4.35 | Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | $1.06 | $1.06 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $4.24 | Oct 25, 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | $1.06 | $1.06 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $4.14 | Jul 26, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | $1.06 | $1.06 | 1.35% | Quarterly | $4.05 | Apr 26, 2021 | Jun 3, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $1.06 | $1.06 | 1.61% | Quarterly | $3.95 | Jan 25, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | $0.963 | $0.963 | 1.53% | Quarterly | $3.85 | Oct 26, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | $0.963 | $0.963 | 1.45% | Quarterly | $3.76 | Jul 27, 2020 | Sep 3, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | $0.963 | $0.963 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $3.68 | Apr 27, 2020 | Jun 3, 2020 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $0.963 | $0.963 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $3.59 | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | $0.875 | $0.875 | 1.74% | Quarterly | $3.50 | Oct 28, 2019 | Dec 3, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | $0.875 | $0.875 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $3.45 | Jul 26, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 |
| May 31, 2019 | $0.875 | $0.875 | 1.88% | Quarterly | $3.40 | May 3, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $0.875 | $0.875 | 2.00% | Quarterly | $3.35 | Feb 26, 2019 | Mar 8, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $0.825 | $0.825 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $3.30 | Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $0.825 | $0.825 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $3.26 | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 15, 2018 |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $0.825 | $0.825 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $3.23 | Apr 26, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $0.825 | $0.825 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $3.19 | Jan 25, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Dec 6, 2017 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $3.15 | Oct 26, 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 | 2.35% | Quarterly | $3.11 | Jul 27, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Jun 5, 2017 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 | 2.30% | Quarterly | — | Apr 27, 2017 | Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Mar 3, 2017 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 | 2.58% | Quarterly | — | Jan 26, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Dec 5, 2016 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 2.51% | Quarterly | — | Oct 27, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Sep 6, 2016 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 2.43% | Quarterly | — | Jul 28, 2016 | Sep 8, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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LIN Dividends FAQ
Does LIN pay a dividend?
Linde plc (LIN) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $1.60 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is LIN's dividend yield?
LIN's trailing dividend yield is 1.23%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is LIN's next dividend?
LIN's next announced dividend is $1.60 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 3, 2026 and payment date of Dec 17, 2026.
When is LIN's ex-dividend date?
LIN's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 3, 2026.
How has LIN's dividend changed?
LIN's one-year dividend growth is 6.96% based on comparable covered dividend history.