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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Linde plc (LIN) pays a $6.20 annual dividend ($1.60 quarterly), yielding 1.28% at $483.23/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-03. 21 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.28%
Annual Dividend: $6.20 per share
Payout Ratio: 39.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-03
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 35
Linde plc dividend investors are buying into one of the world's largest industrial gas companies, supplying oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and specialty gases to sectors from healthcare to aerospace. LIN currently yields 1.3%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $6.20 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 3, 2026. A beta of 0.723 points to below-market price swings, which suits investors who prioritize income steadiness over high current yield.
Linde plc pays out 39.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves meaningful room to sustain and grow the dividend even if earnings face pressure, and Linde's broad customer base across healthcare, energy, food and beverage, and manufacturing creates demand across multiple end markets. Linde plc dividend safety gets additional support from the company's engineering services business, which adds a second revenue stream beyond gas supply. The main pressure point is that a payout ratio this low only stays protective if earnings hold; a sharp contraction in industrial demand across Linde's global operations could narrow that cushion.
Linde plc dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $2.00 to $6.00 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the rate calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.8% in 2018, which sets a floor for what slower growth looks like even in softer years.
| 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 a rising dividend stream from an industrial business with global scale, and who are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for that growth. At 1.3%, the yield is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits above the 5-year average of 1.07%, so the current entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. The 39.5% payout ratio means the dividend is not stretched. The trade-off is straightforward: LIN delivers above-average dividend growth at 8.2% per year, but the starting yield is modest, so the income story takes years to build.
| 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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