Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Linde plc, long-term (investment) activity 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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Linde plc net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Linde plc total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Linde plc, net fixed asset turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 8,282) | 8,356) | 8,267) | 8,100) | 8,302) | 8,155) | 8,204) | 8,193) | 7,899) | 8,797) | 8,457) | 8,211) | 8,298) | 7,668) | 7,584) | 7,243) | 7,272) | 6,855) | 6,377) | 6,739) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 24,775) | 25,124) | 24,575) | 24,418) | 24,552) | 23,624) | 23,808) | 23,796) | 23,548) | 22,586) | 23,993) | 25,595) | 26,003) | 26,180) | 26,917) | 26,934) | 28,711) | 27,945) | 27,693) | 27,418) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 0.95 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 6.54 | 6.89 | 7.34 | 7.64 | 8.13 | 8.92 | 9.40 | 9.57 | 10.04 | 10.62 | 10.59 | 10.64 | 10.68 | 10.77 | 10.88 | 10.60 | 10.01 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Net fixed asset turnover
= (SalesQ4 2024
+ SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (8,282 + 8,356 + 8,267 + 8,100)
÷ 24,775 = 1.33
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Linde plc net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Total Asset Turnover
Linde plc, total asset turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 8,282) | 8,356) | 8,267) | 8,100) | 8,302) | 8,155) | 8,204) | 8,193) | 7,899) | 8,797) | 8,457) | 8,211) | 8,298) | 7,668) | 7,584) | 7,243) | 7,272) | 6,855) | 6,377) | 6,739) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.31 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.90 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Total asset turnover
= (SalesQ4 2024
+ SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024)
÷ Total assets
= (8,282 + 8,356 + 8,267 + 8,100)
÷ 80,147 = 0.41
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Linde plc total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Equity Turnover
Linde plc, equity turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 8,282) | 8,356) | 8,267) | 8,100) | 8,302) | 8,155) | 8,204) | 8,193) | 7,899) | 8,797) | 8,457) | 8,211) | 8,298) | 7,668) | 7,584) | 7,243) | 7,272) | 6,855) | 6,377) | 6,739) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.58 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 5.70 | 5.55 | 6.13 | 6.56 | 6.20 | 6.09 | 6.32 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 8.35 | 9.34 | 9.08 | 8.18 | 7.31 | 6.92 | 6.13 | 5.09 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Equity turnover
= (SalesQ4 2024
+ SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024)
÷ Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity
= (8,282 + 8,356 + 8,267 + 8,100)
÷ 38,092 = 0.87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Linde plc equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |