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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Linde plc (LIN) pays a $6.20 annual dividend ($1.60 quarterly), yielding 1.30% at $497.06/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-03. 32+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.30%
Annual Dividend: $6.20 per share
Payout Ratio: 40.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-03
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 35
Linde plc dividend investors are looking at one of the world's largest industrial gas companies, supplying oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium to industries from healthcare to electronics. The current yield is 1.32%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $6.20 per share paid quarterly. LIN's next ex-dividend date is September 3, 2026, with the most recent quarterly payment of $1.60 per share. A beta of 0.713 makes this a lower-volatility holding, and its Dividend Aristocrat status signals a long record of annual increases rather than a high current payout.
Linde plc pays out 40.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves meaningful room to sustain payments even if earnings soften, and demand for industrial gases like oxygen and hydrogen spans essential end markets including healthcare, food and beverage, and manufacturing. Linde plc dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of industries served, though any significant slowdown across those industrial end markets would put pressure on the earnings base that funds the dividend.
Linde plc dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $2.00 to $6.00 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.8% in 2018, and even that floor represents a meaningful real raise above typical inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.6% | $4.68 (2022) | $6.00 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.3% | $3.85 (2020) | $6.00 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.7% | $2.86 (2015) | $6.00 (2025) |
LIN fits growth-and-income investors who want rising income from an industrial gas business serving durable end markets, and who are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for that growth. At 1.32%, the yield is low (below 2%), sitting just above the 5-year average of 1.29%, so there is little historical premium on offer today. What LIN does deliver is 32 consecutive years of dividend increases, Dividend Aristocrat status, and an 8.2% annual growth rate over the past 14 years. The trade-off is straightforward: current income is modest, but the per-share payment has tripled since 2011.
LIN is a Dividend Aristocrat with 32 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | $1.6000 |
| 2026-06-04 | $1.6000 |
| 2026-03-11 | $1.6000 |
| 2025-12-03 | $1.5000 |
| 2025-09-04 | $1.5000 |
| 2025-06-04 | $1.5000 |
| 2025-03-13 | $1.5000 |
| 2024-12-03 | $1.3900 |
| 2024-09-04 | $1.3900 |
| 2024-06-04 | $1.3900 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.8000 |
| 2025 | $6.0000 |
| 2024 | $5.5600 |
| 2023 | $5.1000 |
| 2022 | $4.6800 |
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