| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 5,056 | $ 4,850 | $ 4,664 | |||||
Accounts receivable - net | 4,966 | 4,622 | 4,718 | |||||
Contract assets | 269 | 263 | 196 | |||||
Inventories | 2,055 | 1,946 | 2,115 | |||||
Assets held for sale | - | - | - | |||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 979 | 1,264 | 927 | |||||
Total Current Assets | 13,325 | 12,945 | 12,620 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment – net | - | - | - | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - net | 28,260 | 24,775 | 24,552 | |||||
Equity investments | 2,015 | 2,130 | 2,190 | |||||
Goodwill | 27,927 | 25,937 | 26,751 | |||||
Other intangible assets – net | 11,871 | 11,330 | 12,399 | |||||
Other long-term assets | 3,419 | 3,030 | 2,299 | |||||
Total Assets | 86,817 | 80,147 | 80,811 | |||||
Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 2,810 | 2,507 | 3,020 | |||||
Short-term debt | 4,510 | 4,223 | 4,713 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 1,796 | 2,057 | 1,263 | |||||
Contract liabilities | 1,231 | 1,194 | 1,901 | |||||
Accrued taxes | 680 | 637 | 664 | |||||
Liabilities of assets held for sale | - | - | - | |||||
Other current liabilities | 4,171 | 3,926 | 4,156 | |||||
Total Current Liabilities | 15,198 | 14,544 | 15,717 | |||||
Long-term debt | 20,683 | 15,343 | 13,397 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 4,355 | 4,015 | 3,804 | |||||
Deferred credits | 6,840 | 6,757 | 6,798 | |||||
Total Liabilities | 47,076 | 40,659 | 39,716 | |||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, €0.001 par value, authorized 1,750,000,000 shares, 2025 and 2024 issued: 490,766,972 ordinary shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 39,430 | 39,603 | 39,812 | |||||
Retained earnings | 16,608 | 12,634 | 8,845 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,233) | (6,894) | (5,805) | |||||
Less: Treasury shares, at cost (2025 – 27,086,030 shares and 2024 – 17,530,240 shares) | 11,561 | 7,252 | 3,133 | |||||
Total Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity | 38,245 | 38,092 | 39,720 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 1,483 | 1,383 | 1,362 | |||||
Total Equity | 39,728 | 39,475 | 41,082 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ 86,817 | $ 80,147 | $ 80,811 |