Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Linde plc, solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Linde plc debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Equity
Linde plc, debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 4,223) | 3,509) | 3,326) | 4,046) | 4,713) | 3,849) | 3,018) | 5,337) | 4,117) | 3,179) | 3,215) | 2,549) | 1,163) | 2,895) | 3,681) | 3,276) | 3,251) | 4,024) | 3,679) | 4,848) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,057) | 1,278) | 1,261) | 1,046) | 1,263) | 922) | 944) | 1,696) | 1,599) | 1,551) | 1,651) | 1,074) | 1,709) | 2,293) | 1,827) | 2,524) | 751) | 1,820) | 2,723) | 2,006) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,343) | 17,475) | 16,931) | 15,227) | 13,397) | 13,232) | 13,528) | 11,744) | 12,198) | 10,608) | 11,177) | 12,833) | 11,335) | 11,539) | 9,984) | 9,950) | 12,152) | 11,959) | 11,078) | 10,021) | ||||||
| Total debt | 21,623) | 22,262) | 21,518) | 20,319) | 19,373) | 18,003) | 17,490) | 18,777) | 17,914) | 15,338) | 16,043) | 16,456) | 14,207) | 16,727) | 15,492) | 15,750) | 16,154) | 17,803) | 17,480) | 16,875) | ||||||
| Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity | 38,092) | 39,173) | 38,179) | 38,829) | 39,720) | 38,898) | 39,911) | 39,970) | 40,028) | 37,628) | 39,674) | 42,963) | 44,035) | 44,323) | 45,777) | 46,210) | 47,317) | 46,175) | 45,537) | 44,776) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.76 | 3.06 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.86 | 3.50 | 3.41 | 4.06 | 4.77 | 4.74 | 3.95 | 3.34 | 3.19 | 2.96 | 2.30 | 1.97 | 2.29 | 2.97 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity
= 21,623 ÷ 38,092 = 0.57
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Capital
Linde plc, debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 4,223) | 3,509) | 3,326) | 4,046) | 4,713) | 3,849) | 3,018) | 5,337) | 4,117) | 3,179) | 3,215) | 2,549) | 1,163) | 2,895) | 3,681) | 3,276) | 3,251) | 4,024) | 3,679) | 4,848) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,057) | 1,278) | 1,261) | 1,046) | 1,263) | 922) | 944) | 1,696) | 1,599) | 1,551) | 1,651) | 1,074) | 1,709) | 2,293) | 1,827) | 2,524) | 751) | 1,820) | 2,723) | 2,006) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,343) | 17,475) | 16,931) | 15,227) | 13,397) | 13,232) | 13,528) | 11,744) | 12,198) | 10,608) | 11,177) | 12,833) | 11,335) | 11,539) | 9,984) | 9,950) | 12,152) | 11,959) | 11,078) | 10,021) | ||||||
| Total debt | 21,623) | 22,262) | 21,518) | 20,319) | 19,373) | 18,003) | 17,490) | 18,777) | 17,914) | 15,338) | 16,043) | 16,456) | 14,207) | 16,727) | 15,492) | 15,750) | 16,154) | 17,803) | 17,480) | 16,875) | ||||||
| Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity | 38,092) | 39,173) | 38,179) | 38,829) | 39,720) | 38,898) | 39,911) | 39,970) | 40,028) | 37,628) | 39,674) | 42,963) | 44,035) | 44,323) | 45,777) | 46,210) | 47,317) | 46,175) | 45,537) | 44,776) | ||||||
| Total capital | 59,715) | 61,435) | 59,697) | 59,148) | 59,093) | 56,901) | 57,401) | 58,747) | 57,942) | 52,966) | 55,717) | 59,419) | 58,242) | 61,050) | 61,269) | 61,960) | 63,471) | 63,978) | 63,017) | 61,651) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.75 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 21,623 ÷ 59,715 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Assets
Linde plc, debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 4,223) | 3,509) | 3,326) | 4,046) | 4,713) | 3,849) | 3,018) | 5,337) | 4,117) | 3,179) | 3,215) | 2,549) | 1,163) | 2,895) | 3,681) | 3,276) | 3,251) | 4,024) | 3,679) | 4,848) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,057) | 1,278) | 1,261) | 1,046) | 1,263) | 922) | 944) | 1,696) | 1,599) | 1,551) | 1,651) | 1,074) | 1,709) | 2,293) | 1,827) | 2,524) | 751) | 1,820) | 2,723) | 2,006) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,343) | 17,475) | 16,931) | 15,227) | 13,397) | 13,232) | 13,528) | 11,744) | 12,198) | 10,608) | 11,177) | 12,833) | 11,335) | 11,539) | 9,984) | 9,950) | 12,152) | 11,959) | 11,078) | 10,021) | ||||||
| Total debt | 21,623) | 22,262) | 21,518) | 20,319) | 19,373) | 18,003) | 17,490) | 18,777) | 17,914) | 15,338) | 16,043) | 16,456) | 14,207) | 16,727) | 15,492) | 15,750) | 16,154) | 17,803) | 17,480) | 16,875) | ||||||
| Total assets | 80,147) | 82,546) | 80,215) | 80,347) | 80,811) | 77,827) | 78,718) | 80,308) | 79,658) | 74,323) | 77,885) | 82,767) | 81,605) | 84,191) | 84,345) | 84,993) | 88,229) | 87,209) | 85,856) | 84,369) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.47 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 21,623 ÷ 80,147 = 0.27
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Linde plc debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Financial Leverage
Linde plc, financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 80,147) | 82,546) | 80,215) | 80,347) | 80,811) | 77,827) | 78,718) | 80,308) | 79,658) | 74,323) | 77,885) | 82,767) | 81,605) | 84,191) | 84,345) | 84,993) | 88,229) | 87,209) | 85,856) | 84,369) | ||||||
| Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity | 38,092) | 39,173) | 38,179) | 38,829) | 39,720) | 38,898) | 39,911) | 39,970) | 40,028) | 37,628) | 39,674) | 42,963) | 44,035) | 44,323) | 45,777) | 46,210) | 47,317) | 46,175) | 45,537) | 44,776) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.88 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 5.83 | 5.77 | 6.33 | 6.69 | 6.18 | 6.09 | 6.38 | 7.30 | 7.28 | 8.56 | 9.91 | 9.73 | 8.48 | 7.71 | 7.22 | 6.64 | 5.65 | 4.95 | 5.30 | 6.25 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity
= 80,147 ÷ 38,092 = 2.10
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |